Numbers 20:19:3Num.20.19.W3TAB
בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֘
beneiyisrael
“the children of Israel”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI-YIS-ra-EL
- Extended
- beh-NEE-yees-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /bəneː jisʁaˈʔeːl/
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
be-NEI-YIS-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
va-yom-RU e-LAV be-NEI-YIS-ra-EL
- clause
va-yom-RU e-LAV be-NEI-YIS-ra-EL bam-si-LA na-a-LE ve-IM-MEI-me-KHA nish-TEH a-NI u-mik-NAI ve-na-ta-TI mikh-RAM
- sentence
va-yom-RU e-LAV be-NEI-YIS-ra-EL bam-si-LA na-a-LE ve-IM-MEI-me-KHA nish-TEH a-NI u-mik-NAI ve-na-ta-TI mikh-RAM RAK EIN-DA-var be-rag-LAI e-ev-RAH
Exegesis
The subject phrase bene-Yisrael {בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֘ | bə-nē-yisrā’ēl} ‘sons of Israel’ underscores corporate identity.
Root and etymology
b-n-yBet–Nun–Yod
“son, descendant”
In context — Numbers 20:19
And the sons of Israel said to him, “We will go up by the highway, and if we and our livestock drink your water , we will pay its price. Only, there is no other matter—let us pass through on foot.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 20:19, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֘ (beneiyisrael) 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.20.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.19.W3.S1) and character.