Numbers 18:32:8Num.18.32.W8TAB
בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל
beneiyisrael
“the children of Israel”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI-YIS-ra-el
- Extended
- beh-NAY-YIS-rah-EL
- IPA
- /bənej.jis.raˈʔeːl/
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
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ET-KAD-shei be-NEI-YIS-ra-el
- clause
ve-ET-KAD-shei be-NEI-YIS-ra-el LO te-khal-LE-lu ve-LO ta-MU-tu
- sentence
ve-LO-TIS-u a-LAV KHET ba-ha-RIM-khem et-KHEL-vo mi-ME-nu ve-ET-KAD-shei be-NEI-YIS-ra-el LO te-khal-LE-lu ve-LO ta-MU-tu
Exegesis
Each direct object is marked by et {אֶת־ | ʾet} to specify cultic items: et-chelbo {אֶת־חֶלְבּ֖וֹ | ʾet-ḥel-bō} ‘its fat’ and wə-et-kadshei {וְאֶת־קָדְשֵׁ֧י | wə-ʾet-qā-ḏə-šê} ‘and the holy things’ of bnei-yisrael {בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל | bənê-yis-rāʾēl} ‘the sons of Israel’.
In context — Numbers 18:32
You shall not bear sin when you lift up its best part ; nor shall you profane the holy things of the Israelites, and you shall not die.
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:32:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 18:32, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל (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.18.32.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.32.W8.S1) and character.