Numbers 14:1:4Num.14.1.W4TAB
אֶת־קוֹלָ֑ם
etkolam
“their voice”
- Transliteration
- et-ko-LAM
- Extended
- EET-koh-LAAM
- IPA
- /ʔet.koˈlaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their voice
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ko-LAM
- clause
va-ti-SA kol-ha-e-DA va-yit-NU et-ko-LAM
- sentence
va-ti-SA kol-ha-e-DA va-yit-NU et-ko-LAM va-yiv-KU ha-AM ba-LAI-la ha-HU
Exegesis
The collective noun kol-ha-edah {כָּל־הָעֵדָה | kol-hā-ʾē-ḏāh} underscores united participation, while et-kolam {אֶת־קוֹלָם | ʾet-qō-lām} highlights the communal outcry.
Root and etymology
q-w-lqof-waw-lamed
“voice, sound”
In context — Numbers 14:1
Then all the congregation lifted up their voice, and the people wept that night.
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 14:1, so the Hebrew word אֶת־קוֹלָ֑ם (etkolam) 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.14.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.1.W4.S1) and character.