Numbers 16:1:8Num.16.1.W8TAB
בְּנֵ֥י
benei
“sons of”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI
- Extended
- beh-NEI
- IPA
- /bəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- sons of
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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 e-li-AV
- clause
ve-da-TAN va-a-vi-RAM be-NEI e-li-AV ve-ON ben-PE-let be-NEI re-u-VEN
- sentence
va-yi-KAKH KO-rakh ben-YITS-har ben-ke-HAT ben-le-VI ve-da-TAN va-a-vi-RAM be-NEI e-li-AV ve-ON ben-PE-let be-NEI re-u-VEN
Exegesis
Additional participants are introduced via coordinating conjunctions ve-datan {וְדָתָ֨ן | wə-dāṯān} ‘and Dathan’ and va'aviram {וַאֲבִירָ֜ם | vaʾăbîrām} ‘and Abiram’, each linked to their patronymic benei Eliav {בְּנֵ֧י אֱלִיאָ֛ב | bənê ʾĕlîyāʾv} ‘sons of Eliab’, and ve-on {וְאֹ֖ן | wə-ʾōn} ‘and On’ with ben-pelet {בֶּן־פֶּ֖לֶת | ben-peleṯ} ‘son of Pelet’, culminating in the construct benei Reuben {בְּנֵ֥י רְאוּבֵֽן | bənê Rəʾûḇēn} ‘sons of Reuben’. This series of chained constructs and conjunctive vav markers weaves a cumulative genealogy that underscores collective tribal identity and unified action among the insurgents.
Root and etymology
Rootbet-nun-yod
“son, descendant”
In context — Numbers 16:1
Now Korah , son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On, son of Pelet, of the tribe of Reuben , took men.
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:1:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 16:1, 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.16.1.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.1.W8.S1) and character.