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
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 | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
be-NEI-PE-retz
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-HI-yu be-NEI-PE-retz
- 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 context — Numbers 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.