Numbers 21:1:12Num.21.1.W12TAB
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
beyisrael
“against Israel”
- Transliteration
- be-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- beh-yis-rah-EL
- IPA
- /bəjisraˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- against 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 | |
| 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-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-yil-la-KHEM be-yis-ra-EL va-yish-BE mi-men-NU she-VI
- sentence
va-yish-MA hak-ke-na-a-NI ME-lekh-a-RAD yo-SHEV han-NE-gev KI BA yis-ra-EL DE-rekh ha-a-ta-RIM va-yil-la-KHEM be-yis-ra-EL va-yish-BE mi-men-NU she-VI
Root and etymology
Rootshin-resh-aleph-lamed
“God prevails”
In context — Numbers 21:1
When the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that Israel was coming by the way of Atharim, he fought against Israel and took some captives.
About this coordinate
Numbers 21:1:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Numbers 21:1, so the Hebrew word בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (beyisrael) 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.21.1.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.1.W12.S1) and character.