Numbers 13:32:23Num.13.32.W23TAB
אַנְשֵׁ֥י
anshei
“men of”
- Transliteration
- an-SHEI
- Extended
- an-SHEI
- IPA
- /ʔanˈʃeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- men of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
an-SHEI
- phraseyour reading level
an-SHEI mi-DOT
- clause
ha-A-retz a-SHER a-var-NU BAH la-TUR o-TAH E-retz o-KHE-let yosh-ve-HA HU ve-KHOL-ha-AM a-SHER-ra-I-nu be-to-KHA an-SHEI mi-DOT
- sentence
va-yo-TSI-u di-BAT ha-A-retz a-SHER ta-RU o-TAH el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL le-MOR ha-A-retz a-SHER a-var-NU BAH la-TUR o-TAH E-retz o-KHE-let yosh-ve-HA HU ve-KHOL-ha-AM a-SHER-ra-I-nu be-to-KHA an-SHEI mi-DOT
Exegesis
The phrase eretz okhelet yoshveha {אֶרֶץ אֹכֶלֶת יוֹשְׁבֶיהָ | ’e-reṣ ʾō-khe-leṯ yô-šə-ḇê-hā} uses the Piel participle okhelet to depict an ongoing threat, while anshei midot {אַנְשֵׁי מִדּוֹת | an-šê-yê mid-ḏôṯ} conveys the remarkable size of the inhabitants. The translation preserves the sequence of report introduction, quotation, and participial constructions to maintain the Hebrew emphasis on danger and threat.
Root and etymology
ʾ-n-šaleph–nun–shin
“man, person”
In context — Numbers 13:32
And they brought out a slanderous report of the land which they had spied out to the sons of Israel, saying, “The land which we have passed through to scout it out is a land devouring its inhabitants , and all the people whom we saw in its midst are men of great stature .”
About this coordinate
Numbers 13:32:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of Numbers 13:32, so the Hebrew word אַנְשֵׁ֥י (anshei) 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.13.32.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.32.W23.S1) and character.