Numbers 21:10:2Num.21.10.W2TAB
בְּנֵ֣י
benei
“the sons of”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI
- Extended
- beh-NEE
- IPA
- /bəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the sons of
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-yis-U be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yis-U be-NEI yis-ra-EL va-ya-kha-NU be-o-VOT
Exegesis
The phrase benei yisra'el {בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | bə-nê yis-ra-ʾêl} ‘sons of Israel’ identifies the covenant community.
In context — Numbers 21:10
And the sons of Israel set out and camped at Oboth .
About this coordinate
Numbers 21:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 21:10, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵ֣י (benei) 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.21.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.10.W2.S1) and character.