Numbers 13:2:16Num.13.2.W16TAB

תִּשְׁלָ֔חוּ

tishlakhu

you shall send

Transliteration
tish-la-KHU
Extended
tish-lah-KHOO
IPA
/tiʃˈlaħuː/

Meaning by language

English
you shall send

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
תִּשְׁ + לָ֔ + חוּ
tish + la + khu
tishlakhu

Alphabet Analysis

Tavt as in top
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Lamedl as in law
Qametslong 'ah'
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    tish-la-KHU

  2. clause

    ISH e-KHAD ISH e-KHAD le-ma-TEH a-vo-TAV tish-la-KHU KOL na-SI va-HEM

  3. sentence

    she-LAKH-le-KHA a-na-SHIM ve-ya-TU-ru ET-e-RETZ ke-na-AN a-SHER-a-NEE no-TEN liv-NEI yis-ra-EL ISH e-KHAD ISH e-KHAD le-ma-TEH a-vo-TAV tish-la-KHU KOL na-SI va-HEM

Exegesis

The Piel imperfect tishlachu {תִּשְׁלָחוּ | tišlāḥû} involves all leaders in the act, and kol nasi bahem {כֹּל נָשִׂיא בָהֶם | kôl nāšîʾ bahem} defines the sent men as authorized princes, underscoring their leadership role.

Root and etymology

RootShin-Lamed-Chet

to send

In contextNumbers 13:2

Send for yourself men that they may explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the sons of Israel. From each tribe of his fathers you shall send one man, every one a leader among them.

About this coordinate

Numbers 13:2:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Numbers 13:2, so the Hebrew word תִּשְׁלָ֔חוּ (tishlakhu) 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.13.2.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.2.W16.S1) and character.