Nehemiah 13:2:10Neh.13.2.W10TAB

אֶת־בִּלְעָם֙

etbilam

{direct object marker} Balaam

Transliteration
ET-bil-AM
Extended
EET-bihl-AAM
IPA
/ʔɛt.bilˈʕaːm/

Meaning by language

English
{direct object marker} Balaam

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֶת + בִּלְ + עָם֙
et + bil + am
etbilam

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tavt as in top
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Lamedl as in law
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ET-bil-AM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-yis-KOR a-LAV ET-bil-AM

  3. clause

    va-yis-KOR a-LAV ET-bil-AM le-kal-LO va-ya-ha-FOKH e-lo-HEI-nu hak-ke-la-LA liv-ra-KHA

  4. sentence

    KI LO kid-DE-MU ET-be-NEI yis-ra-EL bal-LE-khem u-va-MA-yim va-yis-KOR a-LAV ET-bil-AM le-kal-LO va-ya-ha-FOKH e-lo-HEI-nu hak-ke-la-LA liv-ra-KHA

In contextNehemiah 13:2

Because they did not meet the sons of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam to curse them, yet our God turned the curse into a blessing.

About this coordinate

Nehemiah 13:2:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Nehemiah 13:2, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בִּלְעָם֙ (etbilam) 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 Neh.13.2.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.2.W10.S1) and character.