Numbers 3:46:9Num.3.46.W9TAB
בְּנֵ֥י
benei
“sons of”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI
- Extended
- beh-NEI
- IPA
- /bəˈnej/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
- phraseyour reading level
be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- clause
ha-od-FIM al-hal-vi-YIM mi-be-KHOR be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-ET pe-du-YEI hash-le-SHA ve-hash-iv-IM ve-ha-ma-ta-YIM ha-od-FIM al-hal-vi-YIM mi-be-KHOR be-NEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The construct chain mibbekhor benei Yisra’el {מִבְּכ֖וֹר בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | mib-bə-ḵōr bənê yiś-rā-ʾēl} precisely situates origin “from the firstborn of the sons of Israel.” This structure foregrounds the object of redemption, the exact count, and the comparative surplus before specifying the group for whom the redemption is due.
Root and etymology
Rootbet-nun-yod
“to build, sons”
In context — Numbers 3:46
As for the redeemed —the 273 in excess of the Levites among the firstborn of the sons of Israel—they shall be redeemed.
About this coordinate
Numbers 3:46:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 3:46, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵ֥י (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.3.46.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.3.46.W9.S1) and character.