Numbers 16:2:8Num.16.2.W8TAB
נְשִׂאֵ֤י עֵדָה֙
nesiei edah
“chiefs of the congregation”
- Transliteration
- ne-si-EI e-DAH
- Extended
- neh-see-EH eh-DAA
- IPA
- /nəsiˈʔeː ʕeˈdaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- chiefs of the congregation
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ne-si-EI e-DAH
- clause
ne-si-EI e-DAH ke-ri-EI mo-ED an-SHEI SHEM
- sentence
va-ya-KU-mu leef-nei-HEM mo-SHEH va-a-na-SHIM mib-NEI yis-ra-EL kha-mi-SHIM u-ma-ta-YIM ne-si-EI e-DAH ke-ri-EI mo-ED an-SHEI SHEM
Exegesis
The construct chains nĕšîʾê ʿēdâh qrēʾê mōʿēd {נְשִׂיאֵי עֵדָה קְרִאֵי מוֹעֵד | nĕšîʾê ʿēdâh qrēʾê mōʿēd} emphasize official leadership titles and their summons, while ʾănšê-šêm {אַנְשֵׁי־שֵׁם | ʾănšê-šêm} highlights reputation. The Hebrew asyndetic list of ranks conveys formality and authority, a nuance preserved in the formal rendering and clarified in the dynamic for readability.
Root and etymology
Rootayin-dalet-he
“assembly”
In context — Numbers 16:2
And they rose up before Moses—men from the sons of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the congregation , summoned to the assembly , men of renown.
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 16:2, so the Hebrew word נְשִׂאֵ֤י עֵדָה֙ (nesiei edah) 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.16.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.2.W8.S1) and character.