Numbers 22:1:2Num.22.1.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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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-ar-VOT mo-AV me-E-ver le-yar-DEN ye-re-KHO
Exegesis
The construct chain bene {בְּנֵ֣י | bə-nê} ‘sons of’ with the proper name yiśrāʾēl {יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiśrāʾēl} identifies the subject group.
In context — Numbers 22:1
And the sons of Israel journeyed on and set up camp in the plains of Moab , beyond the Jordan opposite Jericho .
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 22:1, 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.22.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.1.W2.S1) and character.