Numbers 2:27:5Num.2.27.W5TAB
וְנָשִׂיא֙
venasi
“and the chief”
- Transliteration
- ve-na-SI
- Extended
- veh-na-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 a-SHER pag-i-EL ben-akh-RAN
- sentence
ve-ha-KHO-neem a-LAV ma-TEH a-SHER ve-na-SI liv-NEI a-SHER pag-i-EL ben-akh-RAN
Exegesis
A parallel construct ve-nasi li-bnei Asher {וְנָשִׂיא לִבְנֵי אָשֵׁר | və-nā-sî liḇ-nê ʾā-šêr} ‘and leader for the sons of Asher’ introduces the office and officeholder.
Root and etymology
נ־שׂ־א
“to lift up, lead”
In context — Numbers 2:27
And those camping beside him—the tribe of Asher. The leader for the sons of Asher is Pagiel son of Okran.
About this coordinate
Numbers 2:27:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 2:27, 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.2.27.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.27.W5.S1) and character.