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
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-be-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- clause
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM
- 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 context — Numbers 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.