Numbers 2:20:5Num.2.20.W5TAB
לִבְנֵ֣י
livnei
“of the children of”
- Transliteration
- liv-NEI
- Extended
- lihv-NAY
- IPA
- /livˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the children of
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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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Word in context
- word
liv-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
liv-NEI me-na-SHEH
- clause
ve-na-SI liv-NEI me-na-SHEH gam-li-A-EL ben-pe-da-TSUR
- sentence
ve-a-la-V mat-TEH me-na-SHEH ve-na-SI liv-NEI me-na-SHEH gam-li-A-EL ben-pe-da-TSUR
Exegesis
Livnei {לִבְנֵי | li-vnê} ‘for the sons of’ governs the genitive construct linking the leader to tribal descendants, and the construct chain gamliel {גַּמְלִיאֵל | gam-lî-ʼēl} ‘Gamaliel’ + ben {בֶּן | ben} ‘son of’ + pedahzur {פְּדָהצֽוּר | pə-dā-ṣur} ‘Pedahzur’ solidifies genealogical and administrative legitimacy. This Hebrew nominal clause structure emphasizes tribal arrangement and authority hierarchy with paratactic coordination, rendered in English with a copular structure to maintain clarity.
In context — Numbers 2:20
And next to it, the tribe of Manasseh, and the leader of the sons of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
About this coordinate
Numbers 2:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 2:20, 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.2.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.20.W5.S1) and character.