Numbers 27:8:2Num.27.8.W2TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
yisrael
“of Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yis-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /jisraˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
ve-EL-be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- clause
ve-EL-be-NEI yis-ra-EL te-da-BER le-MOR
- sentence
ve-EL-be-NEI yis-ra-EL te-da-BER le-MOR ISH ki-ya-MUT u-VEN EIN LO ve-ha-a-var-TEM et-na-cha-la-TO le-vi-TO
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prepositional phrase ve-el {וְאֶל־ | ve-el} benei yisrael {בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | benei yis-ra-el} marking the audience.
In context — Numbers 27:8
And you shall speak to the sons of Israel, saying, “If a man dies and has no son, then you shall transfer his inheritance to his daughter .”
About this coordinate
Numbers 27:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 27:8, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yisrael) 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.27.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.27.8.W2.S1) and character.