Numbers 2:10:7Num.2.10.W7TAB
לִבְנֵ֣י
livnei
“of the sons”
- Transliteration
- liv-NEI
- Extended
- leev-NEI
- IPA
- /livˈnej/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the sons
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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
liv-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
liv-NEI re-u-VEN
- 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.
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 2:10:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 2:10, so the Hebrew word לִבְנֵ֣י (livnei) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.10.W7.S1) and character.