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

Result
בְּ + נֵֽ + ייִשְׂ + רָ + אֵ֖ל
be + nei + yis + ra + el
beneiyisrael

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Nunn as in new
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Lamedl as in law

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-NEI-yis-ra-EL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    el-KOL-a-DAHT be-NEI-yis-ra-EL

  3. clause

    va-yo- MER-u el-KOL-a-DAHT be-NEI-yis-ra-EL lei-MOR

  4. 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 contextNumbers 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.