Numbers 26:29:1Num.26.29.W1TAB
בְּנֵ֣י
benei
“the sons of”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI
- Extended
- beh-NEE
- IPA
- /bəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the sons of
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-NEI
- clause
be-NEI me-na-SHEH
- sentence
be-NEI me-na-SHEH le-ma-KHIR mish-pa-KHAT ha-ma-khi-RI u-ma-KHIR ho-LID et-gil-AD le-gil-AD mish-pa-KHAT ha-gil-a-DI
Exegesis
The verse begins with the construct chain b’nei {בְּנֵי | bĕ-nê} ‘sons of’ linked to Manasseh {מְנַשֶּׁה | mə̆-nǎš-šéh}, signaling a genealogical header.
Root and etymology
resh-aleph-heyresh-aleph-hey
“to see”
In context — Numbers 26:29
The sons of Manasseh : of Makir, the clan of the Makirite; and Makir fathered Gilead; of Gilead, the clan of the Gileadite.
About this coordinate
Numbers 26:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 26:29, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵ֣י (benei) 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.26.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.26.29.W1.S1) and character.