Numbers 18:6:7Num.18.6.W7TAB
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
va-a-NI hi-NEH la-KAKH-ti ET-a-KHEI-khem hal-vi-YIM mit-TOKH be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-a-NI hi-NEH la-KAKH-ti ET-a-KHEI-khem hal-vi-YIM mit-TOKH be-NEI yis-ra-EL la-KHEM mat-ta-NAH ne-tu-NIM la-ye-ho-VAH la-a-VOD ET-a-vo-DAT O-hel mo-ED
Exegesis
The direct object marker ’et {אֶת־ | ’et} marks the Levites as the focus of God’s selection, reinforced by mitokh bᵉnei Yisrael {מִתּוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | mi-tôḵ bə-nê Yiś-rā-’êl} “from among the sons of Israel.”
Root and etymology
b-n-ybet-nun-yod
“to build”
In context — Numbers 18:6
And I, behold, I have taken your brothers the Levites from among the sons of Israel for you a gift given to the LORD to serve the service of the tent of meeting.
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 18:6, 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.18.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.6.W7.S1) and character.