Numbers 14:7:3Num.14.7.W3TAB
בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
beneiyisrael
“the children of Israel”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- beh-NEE-yees-ra-EHL
- IPA
- /bəneː.jis.raˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the children of Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
el-KOL-a-DAHT be-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-yo- MER-u el-KOL-a-DAHT be-NEI-yis-ra-EL lei-MOR
- sentence
va-yo- MER-u el-KOL-a-DAHT be-NEI-yis-ra-EL lei-MOR ha-A-retz a-SHER a-VAR-nu BAH la-TUR o-TAH to-VAH ha-A-retz me-OD me-OD
Exegesis
This is followed by the construct chain el kol adat bnei-Yisrael {אֶל־כָּל־עֲדַת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | ʾel kol ʿa-dāt bənē-yiśrāʾēl} ‘to all the congregation of the sons of Israel,’ marking group address.
Root and etymology
s-r-ʾs-r-ʾ
“he contends/strives”
In context — Numbers 14:7
And they said to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, “The land we passed through to spy out is very good, indeed exceedingly .”
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 14:7, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (beneiyisrael) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Num.14.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.7.W3.S1) and character.