Numbers 4:42:3Num.4.42.W3TAB
בְּנֵ֣י
benei
“of the sons”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI
- Extended
- beh-NEI
- IPA
- /bəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the sons
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 me-ra-RI
- clause
u-fe-ku-DEI mish-pe-KHOT be-NEI me-ra-RI
- sentence
u-fe-ku-DEI mish-pe-KHOT be-NEI me-ra-RI le-mish-pe-kho-TAM le-VEIT a-vo-TAM
Exegesis
This is followed by the construct chain mishpechot benei Merari {מִשְׁפְּחֹת בְּנֵי מְרָרִי | miš-pə-ḥōṯ bənê mə-rārî} ‘families of the sons of Merari’, where mishpechot {מִשְׁפְּחֹת | miš-pə-ḥōṯ} governs benei {בְּנֵי | bənê}.
Root and etymology
b-n-ybet-nun-yod
“to build, beget”
In context — Numbers 4:42
And the ones numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families and by their father’s house .
About this coordinate
Numbers 4:42:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 4:42, 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.4.42.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.4.42.W3.S1) and character.