Numbers 33:5:2Num.33.5.W2TAB
בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
beneiyisrael
“the children of Israel”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- beh-NEE-yees-ra-EHL
- IPA
- /bəneːjis.raˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the children of Israel
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 | |
| 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
be-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
va-yis-U be-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-yis-U be-NEI-yis-ra-EL me-ra-am-seis
- sentence
va-yis-U be-NEI-yis-ra-EL me-ra-am-seis va-ya-kha-NU be-su-KOT
Exegesis
The construct phrase benei-yisrael {בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | benê yiśrāʼēl} identifies the corporate subject.
In context — Numbers 33:5
And the sons of Israel set out from Rameses and camped at Sukkoth .
About this coordinate
Numbers 33:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 33:5, so the Hebrew word בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (beneiyisrael) 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.33.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.33.5.W2.S1) and character.