Numbers 13:27:12Num.13.27.W12TAB
וְזֶה־פִּרְיָֽהּ׃
vezepiryah
“and this is its fruit”
- Transliteration
- ve-ZE-PIR-yah
- Extended
- veh-ZEH-PEER-YAH
- IPA
- /vəˈze.piˈrja/
Meaning by language
- English
- and this is its fruit
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ZE-PIR-yah
- clause
ve-GAM za-VAT kha-LAV ud-VASH HI ve-ZE-PIR-yah
- sentence
va-ye-sap-ru-LO va-yo-MRU BA-nu el-ha-A-retz a-SHER she-lakh-TA-nu ve-GAM za-VAT kha-LAV ud-VASH HI ve-ZE-PIR-yah
Exegesis
Finally, the demonstrative vezeh-pirya {וְזֶה־פִּרְיָהּ | wə-zeh-pī-ryā(h)} ‘and this is its fruit’ points to tangible produce, likely presented as evidence of the land’s fertility. The English renders the Hebrew word order and maintains the participial aspect through continuous tense.
Root and etymology
Rootp-r-y
“fruit, produce”
In context — Numbers 13:27
And they recounted to him and said, “We have come to the land you sent us to, and it flows with milk and honey, and this is its fruit .”
About this coordinate
Numbers 13:27:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Numbers 13:27, so the Hebrew word וְזֶה־פִּרְיָֽהּ׃ (vezepiryah) 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.13.27.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.27.W12.S1) and character.