Numbers 18:28:11Num.18.28.W11TAB
בְּנֵ֣י
benei
“the sons of”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI
- Extended
- beh-NEI
- IPA
- /bəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the 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 yis-ra-EL
- clause
KEN ta-ri-MU GAM-a-TEM te-ru-MAT Ye-ho-VAH mi-KOL ma-ash-ro-te-KHEM a-SHER tik-KHU me-ET be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
KEN ta-ri-MU GAM-a-TEM te-ru-MAT Ye-ho-VAH mi-KOL ma-ash-ro-te-KHEM a-SHER tik-KHU me-ET be-NEI yis-ra-EL u-ne-ta-TEM mi-me-NU et-te-ru-MAT Ye-ho-VAH le-a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN
Exegesis
The relative clause asher tikchu meet benei Yisrael {אֲשֶׁר תִּקְחוּ מֵאֵת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | asher tikchu meet benei Yisrael} ‘which you take from the sons of Israel’ links gift to its origin.
Root and etymology
b-n-ybet-nun-yod
“to build”
In context — Numbers 18:28
Thus you also shall lift up an offering to the LORD from all your tithes, which you take from the sons of Israel, and you shall give from it the offering of the LORD to Aaron the priest .
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:28:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Numbers 18:28, 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.18.28.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.28.W11.S1) and character.