Numbers 32:39:2Num.32.39.W2TAB
בְּנֵ֨י
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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The word
Word in context
- word
be-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
be-NEI ma-KHIR ben-me-na-SHEH
- clause
va-ye-LE-khu be-NEI ma-KHIR ben-me-na-SHEH gil-a-DAH va-yil-ke-DU-ha
- sentence
va-ye-LE-khu be-NEI ma-KHIR ben-me-na-SHEH gil-a-DAH va-yil-ke-DU-ha va-yo-RESH et-ha-e-mo-RI a-SHER-BAH
Root and etymology
ב־נ־ה
“to bear; to build”
In context — Numbers 32:39
The sons of Machir, son of Manasseh, went to Gilead and captured it, and they drove out the Amorites who were there.
About this coordinate
Numbers 32:39:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 32:39, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵ֨י (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.32.39.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.32.39.W2.S1) and character.