Numbers 16:12:6Num.16.12.W6TAB
בְּנֵ֣י
benei
“sons of”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI
- Extended
- beh-NEE
- IPA
- /bəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- sons 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 e-li-AV
- clause
be-NEI e-li-AV va-yo-mru LO na-a-LEH
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH mo-SHEH lik-RO le-da-TAN u-la-a-vi-RAM be-NEI e-li-AV va-yo-mru LO na-a-LEH
Exegesis
The construct chain be-nei eliab {בְּנֵי אֱלִיאָב | bə-nē ʾělîʾāḇ} ‘sons of Eliab’ establishes lineage.
Root and etymology
Rootbet-nun-yod
“son, descendant”
In context — Numbers 16:12
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not go up .”
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 16:12, 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.16.12.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.12.W6.S1) and character.