Numbers 22:5:9Num.22.5.W9TAB
בְּנֵי־עַמּ֖וֹ
beneiammo
“of the people of his kin”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI-am-MO
- Extended
- beh-NEH-ee-am-MOH
- IPA
- /bənɛjʕamˈmoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the people of his kin
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 | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
be-NEI-am-MO
- phraseyour reading level
E-retz be-NEI-am-MO
- clause
va-yish-LAKH mal-a-KHIM el-bil-AM ben-be-OR pe-to-RAH a-SHER al-ha-na-HAR E-retz be-NEI-am-MO lik-RO-LO
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH mal-a-KHIM el-bil-AM ben-be-OR pe-to-RAH a-SHER al-ha-na-HAR E-retz be-NEI-am-MO lik-RO-LO le-MOR hi-NEH AM ya-TSA mi-mits-RA-yim hi-NEH kis-SAH et-EIN ha-A-retz ve-HU yo-SHEV mi-mu-LI
Exegesis
The construct chain ʾereṣ bənê ʿammō {אֶ֥רֶץ בְּנֵי־עַמּ֖וֹ | ʾereṣ bənê ʿammō} “land of the sons of his people” indicates geographic belonging.
In context — Numbers 22:5
And he sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor at Pethor by the river in the land of the sons of his people, to call him, saying, “Behold, a people has come out of Egypt; behold, they cover the face of the land , and it is dwelling across from me .”
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:5:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 22:5, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵי־עַמּ֖וֹ (beneiammo) 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.22.5.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.5.W9.S1) and character.