Numbers 2:10:6Num.2.10.W6TAB
וְנָשִׂיא֙
venasi
“and the chief”
- Transliteration
- ve-na-SI
- Extended
- veh-nah-SEE
- IPA
- /vənɑˈsi/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the chief
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-na-SI
- clause
ve-na-SI liv-NEI re-u-VEN e-li-TSUR ben-she-dei-UR
- sentence
DE-gel ma-kha-NEH re-u-VEN tei-ma-NA le-tsiv-o-TAM ve-na-SI liv-NEI re-u-VEN e-li-TSUR ben-she-dei-UR
Exegesis
The conjunctive vav in ve-nasi {וְנָשִׂיא֙ | wə·nā·śîʾ} ‘and leader’ introduces the leadership clause, and li-vnei {לִבְנֵ֣י | li·bənê} ‘of the sons’ forms a genitive with Re’uven.
Root and etymology
n-s-ʾn-s-ʾ
“lift up; chief”
In context — Numbers 2:10
The standard of the camp of Reuben shall be to the south according to their divisions, and the leader of the sons of Reuben is Elitzur son of Shedeur.
About this coordinate
Numbers 2:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 2:10, so the Hebrew word וְנָשִׂיא֙ (venasi) 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.2.10.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.10.W6.S1) and character.