Numbers 2:33:6Num.2.33.W6TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
yisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yis-raa-EIL
- IPA
- /jis.raˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- clause
ve-ha-le-VI-yim LO hat-pa-KDU be-TOkh be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-ha-le-VI-yim LO hat-pa-KDU be-TOkh be-NEI yis-ra-EL ka-a-SHER tsi-VAH Ye-ho-VAH et-MO-sheh
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase betokh benei yisrael {בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | bə-tōk bə-nê yis-rā-ʾēl} ‘among the sons of Israel’ specifies the group from which they are set apart.
In context — Numbers 2:33
Yet the Levites were not numbered among the sons of Israel, just as the LORD commanded Moses.
About this coordinate
Numbers 2:33:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 2:33, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yisrael) 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.2.33.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.33.W6.S1) and character.