Numbers 2:7:4Num.2.7.W4TAB
לִבְנֵ֣י
livnei
“of the sons of”
- Transliteration
- liv-NEI
- Extended
- leev-NEI
- IPA
- /livˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the sons of
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 ze-vu-LUN
- 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 prepositional phrase li-vnei zĕvulun {לִבְנֵי זְבוּלֻן | lî-vnê zəvulûn} ‘for the sons of Zebulun’ employs a construct chain to specify the constituency under that 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 2:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 2:7, 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.2.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.7.W4.S1) and character.