Numbers 27:2:8Num.27.2.W8TAB
הַנְּשִׂיאִ֖ם
hanesiim
“the chiefs”
- Transliteration
- ha-ne-si-IM
- Extended
- hah-neh-see-EEM
- IPA
- /han.nə.siˈʔim/
Meaning by language
- English
- the chiefs
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ne-si-IM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-lif-NEI ha-ne-si-IM
- clause
va-ta-a-MOD-nah lif-NEI mo-SHEH ve-lif-NEI el-a-ZAR ha-ko-HEN ve-lif-NEI ha-ne-si-IM ve-KOL-ha-e-DAH
- sentence
va-ta-a-MOD-nah lif-NEI mo-SHEH ve-lif-NEI el-a-ZAR ha-ko-HEN ve-lif-NEI ha-ne-si-IM ve-KOL-ha-e-DAH PE-takh O-hel-mo-ED le-MOR
In context — Numbers 27:2
And they stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest , the leaders and all the assembly , at the entrance of the tent of meeting, saying:
About this coordinate
Numbers 27:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 27:2, so the Hebrew word הַנְּשִׂיאִ֖ם (hanesiim) 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.27.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.27.2.W8.S1) and character.