Numbers 2:27:6Num.2.27.W6TAB
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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Word in context
- word
liv-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
liv-NEI a-SHER
- 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.
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 2:27:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 2:27, 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.2.27.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.27.W6.S1) and character.