Numbers 17:2:2Num.17.2.W2TABWLC Numbers 17:17
אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י
elbenei
“to the sons of”
- Transliteration
- el-be-NEI
- Extended
- EHL-beh-NEE
Meaning by language
- English
- to the sons of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-be-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- clause
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-KAKH me-eet-TAM
- sentence
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-KAKH me-eet-TAM ma-TEH ma-TEH le-VEIT AV me-ET kol-ne-si-EI-hem le-VEIT a-vo-TAM shnei-MA-saR ma-TOT EESH et-shMO tik-TOV al-ma-TEH-hu
Exegesis
The construct noun bnei Yisraʾel {בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | be-nei yiś-rā-ʾēl} defines the audience.
In context — Numbers 17:2
Speak to the sons of Israel and take from them a staff from each of all their leaders , according to the house of their fathers, twelve staffs in all. You shall write each man’s name on his staff .
About this coordinate
Numbers 17:2:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 17:2, so the Hebrew word אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י (elbenei) 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.17.2.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.17.2.W2.S1) and character.