Numbers 18:21:1Num.18.21.W1TAB
וְלִבְנֵ֣י
velivne
“and to the sons”
- Transliteration
- ve-li-vne
- Extended
- veh-lee-VNEH
- IPA
- /vəlivˈne/
Meaning by language
- English
- and to the sons
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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
ve-li-vne
- phraseyour reading level
ve-li-vne le-VI
- clause
ve-li-vne le-VI hi-NEH na-ta-TI kol-ma-a-SEHR be-yis-ra-EL le-na-kha-LAH
- sentence
ve-li-vne le-VI hi-NEH na-ta-TI kol-ma-a-SEHR be-yis-ra-EL le-na-kha-LAH khe-LEF a-vo-da-TAM a-sher-HEM ov-DIM et-a-vo-DAT O-hel mo-ED
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conjunctive phrase ve-livnei {וְלִבְנֵ֣י | wə-liv-nê} ‘and to the sons’, designating recipients, followed by hinneh {הִנֵּ֥ה | hin-nē} ‘behold’ for emphasis.
In context — Numbers 18:21
And to the sons of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in Israel as an inheritance , instead of the service they perform at the Tent of Meeting.
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 18:21, so the Hebrew word וְלִבְנֵ֣י (velivne) 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.18.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.21.W1.S1) and character.