Numbers 15:18:2Num.15.18.W2TAB

אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י

elbenei

to the sons of

Transliteration
el-be-NEI
Extended
el-beh-NEE
IPA
/ʔel.bəˈneː/

Meaning by language

English
to the sons of

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֶל + בְּ + נֵ֣י
el + be + nei
elbenei

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Lamedl as in law
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

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Word in context

  1. word

    el-be-NEI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL

  3. clause

    da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM

  4. sentence

    da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM be-vo-a-KHEM el-ha-A-retz a-SHER a-NI me-VI et-KHEM sha-MAH

Exegesis

The compound ʾel-bə-nê yiś-rā-ʼêl {אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | ʾel-bə-nê yiś-rā-ʼêl} functions as the recipient phrase.

In contextNumbers 15:18

Speak to the Israelites and say to them, When you enter the land that I am bringing you into,

About this coordinate

Numbers 15:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 15:18, so the Hebrew word אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י (elbenei) 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.15.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.18.W2.S1) and character.