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

Result
בְּ + נֵי + עַמ + מּ֖וֹ
be + nei + am + mo
beneiammo

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Nunn as in new
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Memm as in mother
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-NEI-am-MO

  2. phraseyour reading level

    E-retz be-NEI-am-MO

  3. 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

  4. 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 contextNumbers 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.