Numbers 2:14:4Num.2.14.W4TAB
לִבְנֵ֣י
livnei
“of the sons of”
- Transliteration
- liv-NEI
- Extended
- lihv-NEE
- IPA
- /livˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the sons of
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 GAD
- clause
ve-na-SI liv-NEI GAD el-ya-SAF ben-re-u-EL
- sentence
ve-ma-TEH GAD ve-na-SI liv-NEI GAD el-ya-SAF ben-re-u-EL
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lĭ-ḇnê {לִבְנֵי | lĭ-ḇnê} ‘sons of’ forms a construct chain with Gad {גָד | gād} to specify the tribal subgroup. Hebrew omits an overt verb, creating a nominal clause that English completes with “was.”
In context — Numbers 2:14
And the tribe of Gad and the leader of the sons of Gad was Elyasaf , son of Reuel.
About this coordinate
Numbers 2:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 2:14, 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.2.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.14.W4.S1) and character.