Numbers 14:5:4Num.14.5.W4TAB
עַל־פְּנֵיהֶ֑ם
alpeneihem
“upon their faces”
- Transliteration
- al-pe-NEI-hem
- Extended
- ahl-peh-NEH-hem
- IPA
- /ʕal.pəˈneːhem/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon their faces
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-pe-NEI-hem
- clause
va-yi-POL mo-SHEH ve-a-ha-RON al-pe-NEI-hem
- sentence
va-yi-POL mo-SHEH ve-a-ha-RON al-pe-NEI-hem lif-NEI kol-ke-HAL a-DAT be-NEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The phrase ʿal-pənêhem {עַל־פְּנֵיהֶ֑ם | ʿal-pənêhem} ‘upon their faces’ expresses an idiom of submissive humility.
In context — Numbers 14:5
Then Moses and Aaron fell upon their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 14:5, so the Hebrew word עַל־פְּנֵיהֶ֑ם (alpeneihem) 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.14.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.5.W4.S1) and character.