Numbers 13:3:10Num.13.3.W10TAB
רָאשֵׁ֥י
rashei
“heads of”
- Transliteration
- ra-shei
- Extended
- raa-SHEY
- IPA
- /raːˈʃeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- heads of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-shei
- phraseyour reading level
ra-shei be-nei-yis-ra-EL
- clause
ku-LAM a-na-SHIM ra-shei be-nei-yis-ra-EL he-MAH
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH o-TAM mo-SHEH mi-mid-BAR pa-a-RAN al-PI Ye-ho-VAH ku-LAM a-na-SHIM ra-shei be-nei-yis-ra-EL he-MAH
Exegesis
Finally, the appositional clause rashei benei-Yisrael hemmah {רָאשֵׁי בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל הֵמָּה | rā-šê bə-nê yis-rā-ʾêl hēmmāh} specifies social rank, with hemmah reinforcing identity. The structure centers divine command and highlights the leadership status of the delegates.
Root and etymology
Rootresh-aleph-shin
“head, chief”
In context — Numbers 13:3
And Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran by the command of the LORD ; all of them were men, leaders of the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Numbers 13:3:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Numbers 13:3, so the Hebrew word רָאשֵׁ֥י (rashei) 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.13.3.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.3.W10.S1) and character.