Numbers 15:25:4Num.15.25.W4TAB
בְּנֵ֥י
benei
“of the children”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI
- Extended
- beh-NEI
- IPA
- /bəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the children
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 |
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Word in context
- word
be-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- clause
ve-ki-PER ha-ko-HEN al-KOL-a-DAT be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-nis-LAKH la-HEM
- sentence
ve-ki-PER ha-ko-HEN al-KOL-a-DAT be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-nis-LAKH la-HEM ki-she-ga-GAH hu ve-HEM he-vi-U et-kar-ba-NAM ish-SHEH la-ye-ho-VAH ve-khat-ta-TAM lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH al-shig-ga-TAM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase al-kol-adat benei Yisrael {עַֽל־כָּל־עֲדַ֛ת בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | ʿal-kol-ʿa-ḏat bə-nê yis-rā-ʾēl} ‘for all the congregation of the sons of Israel’ specifies the scope of atonement.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ-b-n
“stone”
In context — Numbers 15:25
And the priest will make atonement for all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and it will be forgiven to them, for it was an unintentional error , and they have presented their offerings—a fire offering to the LORD —and their sin offering before the LORD for their error.
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 15:25, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵ֥י (benei) 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.15.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.25.W4.S1) and character.