Numbers 16:41:3Num.16.41.W3TABWLC Numbers 17:6
בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל
beneiyisrael
“the children of Israel”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- beh-NEH-yees-rah-EHL
- IPA
- /bənej jisraˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the children of Israel
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-yi-LO-nu kol-a-DAT be-NEI-yis-ra-EL mi-ma-kho-RAT
- sentence
va-yi-LO-nu kol-a-DAT be-NEI-yis-ra-EL mi-ma-kho-RAT al-mo-SHEH ve-al-a-ha-RON le-MOR a-TEM ha-mi-TEM et-AM-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The construct chain kol-ʿa-dat-bĕ-nê-Yi-sra-ʾêl {כָל־עֲדַת־בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל | kol ʿa-dat bə-nê Yi-sra-ʾêl} denotes the entire community as a single subject.
Root and etymology
Rootbet-nun-yod
“son, descendant”
In context — Numbers 16:41
On the next day, all the congregation of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and against Aaron, saying, “You have killed the people of the LORD .”
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:41:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 16:41, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל (beneiyisrael) 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.16.41.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.41.W3.S1) and character.