Numbers 13:16:1Num.13.16.W1TAB
אֵ֚לֶּה
ele
“these”
- Transliteration
- E-le
- Extended
- EH-leh
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːl.le/
Meaning by language
- English
- these
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-le
- clause
E-le she-MOT ha-a-na-SHIM a-sher-sha-LAKH mo-SHE la-TUR et-ha-A-retz
- sentence
E-le she-MOT ha-a-na-SHIM a-sher-sha-LAKH mo-SHE la-TUR et-ha-A-retz va-yik-RA mo-SHE le-ho-SHE-a bin-NUN ye-ho-SHU-a
Exegesis
The verse opens with the demonstrative eleh {אֵלֶּה | ʾêl-leh} ‘these,’ introducing a list, immediately followed by the noun shemot {שְׁמוֹת | šə-mōṯ} ‘names’ in construct with ha-anashim {הָאֲנָשִׁים | hā-ʾănāšīm} ‘the men.’
In context — Numbers 13:16
These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to explore the land. Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun, Joshua .
About this coordinate
Numbers 13:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 13:16, so the Hebrew word אֵ֚לֶּה (ele) 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.13.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.16.W1.S1) and character.