Numbers 2:12:5Num.2.12.W5TAB
וְנָשִׂיא֙
venasi
“and the chief”
- Transliteration
- ve-na-SI
- Extended
- veh-nah-SEE
- IPA
- /vənaˈsiː/
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 shim-ON she-lu-mi-EL ben-tsu-RI-shad-DAI
- sentence
ve-ha-KHO-nim a-LAV mat-TEH shim-ON ve-na-SI liv-NEI shim-ON she-lu-mi-EL ben-tsu-RI-shad-DAI
Exegesis
In the second clause, venasi {וְנָשִׂיא֙ | wə-nā-sīʾ} “leader” with vav-conjunction becomes the subject, indicating the appointed official.
Root and etymology
נ־שׂ־א
“one lifted up”
In context — Numbers 2:12
And those who camp beside him shall be the tribe of Simeon, and the leader of the sons of Simeon is Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai.
About this coordinate
Numbers 2:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 2:12, 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.2.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.12.W5.S1) and character.