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
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ET-bil-AM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yis-KOR a-LAV ET-bil-AM
- 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
- 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 context — Nehemiah 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.