Numbers 7:2:8Num.7.2.W8TAB
נְשִׂיאֵ֣י
nesiei
“the chiefs”
- Transliteration
- ne-si-EI
- Extended
- neh-see-EI
- IPA
- /nəsiˈʔeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the chiefs
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ne-si-EI
- phraseyour reading level
ne-si-EI ha-ma-TOT
- clause
HEM ne-si-EI ha-ma-TOT HEM ha-om-DIM al-hap-keu-DIM
- sentence
va-yak-REE-vu ne-si-EI yis-ra-EL ra-shei BEIT a-vo-TAM HEM ne-si-EI ha-ma-TOT HEM ha-om-DIM al-hap-keu-DIM
Exegesis
The construct chain nesi’ei Yisrael {נְשִׂיאֵי יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | nəsî’ê yiśrā’ēl} ‘leaders of Israel’ is appositional to rashei beit avotam {רָאשֵׁ֖י בֵּ֣ית אֲבֹתָ֑ם | rā’sê bêṯ ’ăṯōtām} ‘heads of the house of their fathers,’ providing a genealogical identification.
A second construct chain, nesi’ei hamatot {נְשִׂיאֵי הַמַּטֹּ֔ת | nəsî’ê hammattōṯ} ‘leaders of the tribes,’ adds an administrative qualification.
Root and etymology
נ־שׂ־א
“to lift, to bear, to lead”
In context — Numbers 7:2
And they brought near the leaders of Israel, the heads of the house of their fathers—these were the leaders of the tribes; they were the ones standing over the counted .
About this coordinate
Numbers 7:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 7:2, so the Hebrew word נְשִׂיאֵ֣י (nesiei) 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.7.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.7.2.W8.S1) and character.