Numbers 16:10:4Num.16.10.W4TAB
בְּנֵי־לֵוִ֑י
beneilevi
“the sons of Levi”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI-LE-vi
- Extended
- beh-NEH-LEH-vee
- IPA
- /bə.neː.leˈvi/
Meaning by language
- English
- the sons of Levi
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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-NEI-LE-vi
- clause
va-yik-REV ot-KHA ve-ET-KOL-a-KHEI-kha be-NEI-LE-vi
- sentence
va-yik-REV ot-KHA ve-ET-KOL-a-KHEI-kha be-NEI-LE-vi it-AKH u-vi-KASH-tem GAM-ke-hu-NAH
Exegesis
The marker we-et {וְאֶת־ | wə-’et} plus the noun phrase kol aḥê·kha bnei-Levi itkha {כָּל־ אַחֶיךָ בְנֵי־לֵוִ֖י אִתָּ֑ךְ | kol ’aḥê-kha bĕ-nê-le-ṿī ’it·tā-kha} ‘all your brothers the sons of Levi with you’ forms a single coordinated object.
Root and etymology
Rootbet-nun-yod
“son, descendant”
In context — Numbers 16:10
And He has brought you near, together with all your brothers the sons of Levi, but you seek the priesthood also.
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 16:10, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵי־לֵוִ֑י (beneilevi) 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.16.10.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.10.W4.S1) and character.