Numbers 14:16:1Num.14.16.W1TAB
מִבִּלְתִּ֞י
mibilti
“because not”
- Transliteration
- mi-bil-TI
- Extended
- mih-beel-TEE
- IPA
- /mibilˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- because not
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mi-bil-TI
- clause
mi-bil-TI ye-KHO-let Ye-ho-VAH le-ha-VI ET-ha-AM ha-ZEH el-ha-A-retz a-SHER-nish-BA la-HEM
- sentence
mi-bil-TI ye-KHO-let Ye-ho-VAH le-ha-VI ET-ha-AM ha-ZEH el-ha-A-retz a-SHER-nish-BA la-HEM va-yish-kha-TEM ba-mid-BAR
Exegesis
The causal clause begins with mibbilti {מִבִּלְתִּי | mib-bil-tî} “because not,” indicating negation of divine capability, followed by the noun yekholet {יְכֹלֶת | ye-kho-let} “ability.”
In context — Numbers 14:16
Because of the lack of ability of the LORD to bring this people into the land that He swore to them, He slaughtered them in the wilderness.
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 14:16, so the Hebrew word מִבִּלְתִּ֞י (mibilti) 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.14.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.16.W1.S1) and character.