Numbers 18:5:12Num.18.5.W12TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
yisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yis-rah-EL
- IPA
- /jisraˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
al-be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- clause
ve-LO-yi-he-YEH OD KE-tsef al-be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
u-shmar-TEM ET mish-me-RET ha-KO-desh ve-ET mish-me-RET ham-miz-BE-akh ve-LO-yi-he-YEH OD KE-tsef al-be-NEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase al-benei yisrael {עַל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʿal-bənê yiśrāʼēl} ‘upon the sons of Israel’ specifies the communal recipients of divine discipline. The coordination and vav-consecutive structures emphasize continuous vigilance and covenantal accountability.
In context — Numbers 18:5
And you shall keep the duty of the sanctuary and the altar, so that there will not be again wrath upon the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:5:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Numbers 18:5, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yisrael) 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.18.5.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.5.W12.S1) and character.