Numbers 14:18:2Num.14.18.W2TAB
אֶ֤רֶךְ
erekh
“slow”
- Transliteration
- E-rekh
- Extended
- EH-rekh
- IPA
- /ˈʔɛrɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- slow
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-rekh
- phraseyour reading level
E-rekh a-pa-YIM
- clause
Ye-ho-VAH E-rekh a-pa-YIM ve-RAV-KHE-sed no-SE a-VON va-FA-sha
- sentence
Ye-ho-VAH E-rekh a-pa-YIM ve-RAV-KHE-sed no-SE a-VON va-FA-sha ve-na-KE LO ye-na-KE po-KED a-VON a-VOT al-BA-nim al-shi-le-SHIM ve-al-ri-be-IM
Exegesis
The clause opens with the divine name YHWH {יְהוָ֗ה | Yə·hō·wāh} as subject, followed by the adjectival phrase ʾerekh-appayim {אֶ֤רֶךְ אַפַּ֙יִם֙ | ʾe·reḵ ʾap·pay·im} ‘slow to anger’ and the coordinated phrase wə-rav-ḥe·sed {וְרַב־חֶ֔סֶד | wə·rav ḥe·sed} ‘abundant in steadfast love’.
In context — Numbers 14:18
The LORD is slow to anger and abundant in steadfast love , forgiving iniquity and transgression, but He will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations.
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 14:18, so the Hebrew word אֶ֤רֶךְ (erekh) 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.14.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.18.W2.S1) and character.