Numbers 26:48:1Num.26.48.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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Word in context
- word
be-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
be-NEI naf-ta-LI
- sentence
be-NEI naf-ta-LI le-mish-pe-kho-TAM le-yakh-tse-EL mish-pa-KHAT hai-yakh-tse-e-LI le-gu-NI mish-pa-KHAT ha-gu-NI
Exegesis
The Hebrew structure begins with bnei {בְּנֵי | bənê} ‘sons of’, functioning as a genealogical heading attached to the proper noun Naftali {נַפְתָּלִי | nāp-tā-lî}.
Root and etymology
RootBet-Nun-He
“to build, produce”
In context — Numbers 26:48
The descendants of Naphtali by their clans: of Yachzeel, the clan of the Yachzeelite ; and of Guni, the clan of the Gunite.
About this coordinate
Numbers 26:48:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 26:48, 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.26.48.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.26.48.W1.S1) and character.