Numbers 5:6:2Num.5.6.W2TAB
אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י
elbenei
“to the sons”
- Transliteration
- el-be-NEI
- Extended
- el-beh-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔel.bəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the sons
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-be-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- clause
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ISH o-i-SHAH KI ya-a-SU mi-KOL-khat-TOT ha-a-DAM lim-OL MA-al ba-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ISH o-i-SHAH KI ya-a-SU mi-KOL-khat-TOT ha-a-DAM lim-OL MA-al ba-ye-ho-VAH ve-ash-MAH ha-NE-fesh ha-hi
Exegesis
The verse opens with the directive verb daber {דַּבֵּר֮ | dabbēr} ‘speak’ in the Piel imperative, addressing bnei Yisrael {בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ | bənê Yīsrāʾēl} ‘sons of Israel’ as the covenant community.
Root and etymology
bet-nunbet-nun
“son, descendant”
In context — Numbers 5:6
Speak to the sons of Israel: If a man or a woman commits any of the sins of humanity by trespass against the LORD , then that soul is guilty.
About this coordinate
Numbers 5:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 5:6, so the Hebrew word אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י (elbenei) 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.5.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.5.6.W2.S1) and character.