Numbers 26:21:2Num.26.21.W2TAB

בְּנֵי־פֶ֔רֶץ

beneiperetz

the sons of Perez

Transliteration
be-NEI-PE-retz
Extended
beh-NEE-PEH-retz
IPA
/bənejˈpɛrɛts/

Meaning by language

English
the sons of Perez

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + נֵי + פֶ֔ + רֶץ
be + nei + pe + retz
beneiperetz

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
Pep with dagesh; f without
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tsade Sofitfinal form of Tsade — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-NEI-PE-retz

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-ye-HI-yu be-NEI-PE-retz

  3. sentence

    va-ye-HI-yu be-NEI-PE-retz le-khets-RON mish-pa-KHAT ha-khets-ro-NEE le-kha-MUL mish-pa-KHAT ha-kha-mu-LEE

Exegesis

This is followed by the construct chain bnei-perez {בְּנֵ֣י־פֶ֑רֶץ | bənê-pə-reṣ} ‘sons of Perez’, establishing the tribal progenitor.

Root and etymology

pe-re-ṣetp-r-ṣ

to breach, burst forth

In contextNumbers 26:21

And the sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronite ; and of Hamul, the clan of the Hamulite.

About this coordinate

Numbers 26:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 26:21, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵי־פֶ֔רֶץ (beneiperetz) 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.26.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.26.21.W2.S1) and character.