Numbers 26:28:1Num.26.28.W1TAB
בְּנֵי־יוֹסֵף
beneiyosef
“the sons of Joseph”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI-YO-sef
- Extended
- beh-NEE-YOH-sehf
- IPA
- /bəneː-joˈseːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- the sons of Joseph
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-NEI-YO-sef
- sentence
be-NEI-YO-sef le-mish-pe-KHO-tam me-na-SHEH ve-ef-RA-yim
Exegesis
The construct phrase benei {בְּנֵי | bə-nē} ‘sons of Joseph’ is followed by the proper noun Yosef {יוֹסֵף | yō-sēf} denoting lineage.
Root and etymology
b-n-hbet-nun-he
“to build; beget”
In context — Numbers 26:28
The sons of Joseph by their clans were Manasseh and Ephraim.
About this coordinate
Numbers 26:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 26:28, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵי־יוֹסֵף (beneiyosef) 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.26.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.26.28.W1.S1) and character.