Numbers 12:8:6Num.12.8.W6TAB
בְחִידֹ֔ת
bekhidot
“in riddles”
- Transliteration
- be-khi-DOT
- Extended
- beh-khi-DOHT
- IPA
- /bəxiˈdoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- in riddles
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
be-khi-DOT
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO be-khi-DOT
- clause
PEH el-PEH a-da-BER-BO u-mar-EH ve-LO be-khi-DOT ut-mu-NAT Ye-ho-VAH ya-BIT
- sentence
PEH el-PEH a-da-BER-BO u-mar-EH ve-LO be-khi-DOT ut-mu-NAT Ye-ho-VAH ya-BIT u-ma-DU-a LO ye-re-TEM le-da-BER be-av-DI be-mo-SHEH
Exegesis
The conjunction ū with marʾeh {וּמַרְאֶה | ū-mărʾeh} ‘and the appearance’ contrasts with bĕ-ḥî-ḏôṯ {בְחִידֹת | bə-ḥî-ḏôṯ} ‘in riddles’, highlighting unambiguous clarity over obscure sayings.
In context — Numbers 12:8
Mouth to mouth I speak with him, plainly and not in riddles ; and the form of the LORD he beholds. So why were you not afraid to speak against My servant Moses?
About this coordinate
Numbers 12:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 12:8, so the Hebrew word בְחִידֹ֔ת (bekhidot) 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.12.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.12.8.W6.S1) and character.