Numbers 18:20:15Num.18.20.W15TAB
בְּנֵ֥י
benei
“of the sons”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI
- Extended
- beh-NEI
- IPA
- /bəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the sons
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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Word in context
- word
be-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- clause
a-NI khel-ke-KHA ve-na-cha-lat-KHA be-TOKH be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH el-a-ha-RON be-ar-TSAM LO tin-KHAL ve-HE-lek lo-yi-hye le-KHA be-to-KHAM a-NI khel-ke-KHA ve-na-cha-lat-KHA be-TOKH be-NEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The alternating prepositions bəṯōḵām {בְּתוֹכָ֑ם | bəṯōḵām} and bəṯōḵ bənē yiśrāʾēl {בְּת֖וֹךְ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | bəṯōḵ bənē yiśrāʾēl} bracket the communal context, emphasizing Israel’s collective identity. The English translation preserves these parallelisms, carefully reproducing the negated verbs and the emphatic “I am” formulation.
Root and etymology
b-n-ybet-nun-yod
“to build”
In context — Numbers 18:20
And the LORD said to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land nor any portion among them; I am your inheritance among the sons of Israel.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:20:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Numbers 18:20, 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.18.20.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.20.W15.S1) and character.