Numbers 32:7:5Num.32.7.W5TAB
בְּנֵ֣י
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 yis-ra-EL
- clause
ve-la-MAH te-ni-UN te-ni-UN ET-lev be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-la-MAH te-ni-UN te-ni-UN ET-lev be-NEI yis-ra-EL me-a-VOR el-ha-A-retz a-sher-na-TAN la-HEM Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The construct noun bənê yiśrāʼēl {בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | bə-nê yiś-rā-ʼēl} ‘sons of Israel’ identifies the community.
Root and etymology
ב־נ־ה
“to bear; to build”
In context — Numbers 32:7
And why do you discourage the heart of the sons of Israel from crossing over into the land which the LORD has given to them?
About this coordinate
Numbers 32:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 32:7, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵ֣י (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.32.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.32.7.W5.S1) and character.