Numbers 20:13:5Num.20.13.W5TAB
בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
veneiyisrael
“the children of Israel”
- Transliteration
- ve-NEI-YIS-ra-EL
- Extended
- veh-NEH-yees-rah-EHL
- IPA
- /vənˈeː.jis.raˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the children of Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
ve-NEI-YIS-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER-RA-vu ve-NEI-YIS-ra-EL
- clause
he-MAH MEI me-ri-VAH a-SHER-RA-vu ve-NEI-YIS-ra-EL ET-Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
he-MAH MEI me-ri-VAH a-SHER-RA-vu ve-NEI-YIS-ra-EL ET-Ye-ho-VAH va-yik-ka-DET BAM
Exegesis
The relative particle asher {אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾăšer} ‘where’ introduces a modifying clause whose predicate is the perfect verb rabu {רָבוּ | rāḇû} ‘they quarreled’ and whose subject is bnei Yisra'el {בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | bə-nê yiśrāʼēl} ‘sons of Israel’.
Root and etymology
B-N-Hbet-nun-he
“to build, to be born”
In context — Numbers 20:13
These are the waters of Meribah , where the sons of Israel quarreled with the LORD , and He was sanctified among them.
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 20:13, so the Hebrew word בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (veneiyisrael) 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.20.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.13.W5.S1) and character.