Numbers 32:7:6Num.32.7.W6TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
yisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yees-rah-EHL
- IPA
- /jisraˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
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.
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 32:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 32:7, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (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.32.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.32.7.W6.S1) and character.