Numbers 14:6:3Num.14.6.W3TAB
וְכָלֵב֙
vekalev
“and Caleb”
- Transliteration
- ve-ka-LEV
- Extended
- veh-kah-LEV
- IPA
- /vəkaˈlev/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Caleb
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ka-LEV
- clause
vi-ye-ho-SHU-a bin-NUN ve-ka-LEV ben-ye-fu-NEH min-ha-ta-RIM et-ha-A-retz
- sentence
vi-ye-ho-SHU-a bin-NUN ve-ka-LEV ben-ye-fu-NEH min-ha-ta-RIM et-ha-A-retz kar-U big-DEI-hem
Root and etymology
k-l-ḇkaf–lamed–bet
“dog, devoted one”
In context — Numbers 14:6
And Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among the explorers of the land, tore their garments .
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 14:6, so the Hebrew word וְכָלֵב֙ (vekalev) 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.14.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.6.W3.S1) and character.