Numbers 26:9:1Num.26.9.W1TAB
וּבְנֵי־אֱלִיאָב
uveneieliav
“and the sons of Eliab”
- Transliteration
- u-ve-NEI-e-li-AV
- Extended
- oo-veh-NEI-eh-lee-AAV
- IPA
- /uvəneː-ʔɛliˈʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the sons of Eliab
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-ve-NEI-e-li-AV
- sentence
u-ve-NEI-e-li-AV ne-mu-EL ve-da-TAN va-a-vi-RAM hu-da-TAN va-a-vi-RAM ke-ru-EI e-DA a-SHER hit-TZU al-mo-SHE ve-al-a-ha-RON be-a-DAT-ko-RAKH be-hit-TZO-tam al-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The genealogical clause begins with u-vene {וּבְנֵי | ū-ḇə-nê} “and sons of” linking the list of personal names.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-yaleph–lamed–yod
“my God is father”
In context — Numbers 26:9
And the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram; these are Dathan and Abiram, appointed ones of the assembly , who contended against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah when they incited against the LORD .
About this coordinate
Numbers 26:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 26:9, so the Hebrew word וּבְנֵי־אֱלִיאָב (uveneieliav) 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.26.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.26.9.W1.S1) and character.