Numbers 2:7:3Num.2.7.W3TAB
וְנָשִׂיא֙
venasi
“and the chief”
- Transliteration
- ve-na-SI
- Extended
- veh-na-SEE
- IPA
- /vənɑˈsiː/
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 ze-vu-LUN e-li-AV ben-KHE-lon
- sentence
ma-TEH ze-vu-LUN ve-na-SI liv-NEI ze-vu-LUN e-li-AV ben-KHE-lon
Exegesis
The conjunction + noun we-nasi {וְנָשִׂיא | wə-nāśîʾ} ‘and leader’ indicates the office linked to that tribe.
Root and etymology
Rootnun-shin-aleph
“chief, leader”
In context — Numbers 2:7
The tribe of Zebulun and the leader for the sons of Zebulun is Eliab, son of Helon.
About this coordinate
Numbers 2:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 2:7, 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.2.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.7.W3.S1) and character.