The second word of verse (7:138) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A preposition and noun. The prefixed preposition bi is usually translated as "with" or "by". The noun is masculine plural and is in the genitive case (مجرور). The noun's triliteral root is bā nūn yā (ب ن ي). Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (7) sūrat l-aʿrāf (The Heights) (7:138:2) bibanī (the) Children
P – prefixed preposition bi N – genitive masculine plural noun → Children of Israel	جار ومجرور

Verse (7:138)

The analysis above refers to the 138th verse of chapter 7 (sūrat l-aʿrāf):

Sahih International: And We took the Children of Israel across the sea; then they came upon a people intent in devotion to [some] idols of theirs. They said, "O Moses, make for us a god just as they have gods." He said, "Indeed, you are a people behaving ignorantly.

See Also

• English Translations
• Preposition Phrases
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root bā nūn yā
• Children of Israel - the noun marks the start of this phrase

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