Numbers 2:29:3Num.2.29.W3TAB
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 naf-ta-LI a-khi-RA ben-EI-nan
- sentence
u-ma-TEH naf-ta-LI ve-na-SI liv-NEI naf-ta-LI a-khi-RA ben-EI-nan
Exegesis
The proper noun naftâlî {נַפְתָּלִ֑י | naftâlî} names the tribal unit, immediately followed by wə-nasî {וְנָשִׂיא֙ | wə-nā-sî} ‘and leader’, which introduces the designated representative.
Root and etymology
n-s-ʾnun-shin-aleph
“elevate; bear”
In context — Numbers 2:29
And the tribe of Naphtali, and the leader for the sons of Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.
About this coordinate
Numbers 2:29:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 2:29, 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.2.29.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.29.W3.S1) and character.