Numbers 15:26:3Num.15.26.W3TAB
בְּנֵ֣י
benei
“the children of”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI
- Extended
- beh-NEE
- IPA
- /bəˈnej/
Meaning by language
- English
- the children of
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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The word
Word in context
- word
be-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- clause
ve-nis-LAKH le-KHOL-a-DAT be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-la-GER ha-GAR be-to-KHAM
- sentence
ve-nis-LAKH le-KHOL-a-DAT be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-la-GER ha-GAR be-to-KHAM KI le-KHOL-ha-AM bish-ga-GAH
Exegesis
The indirect object phrase le-khol adat {לְכָל־עֲדָה | lə-ḥōl ʿa-dā́h} ‘to all the congregation’ with the construct bnei Yisrael {בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל | bə-nē yis-rā-ʾēĺ} ‘sons of Israel’ specifies the full community.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ-b-n
“stone”
In context — Numbers 15:26
And it will be forgiven to all the congregation of the sons of Israel and to the sojourner who sojourns among them, because the entire people acted in error.
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:26:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 15:26, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵ֣י (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.15.26.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.26.W3.S1) and character.