Numbers 16:22:4Num.16.22.W4TAB
אֵל
el
“O God”
- Transliteration
- EL
- Extended
- EEL
- IPA
- /ʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- O God
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
EL
- clause
va-yip-LU al-pe-NEI-hem va-yom-RU EL e-lo-HEI ha-ru-KHOT
- sentence
va-yip-LU al-pe-NEI-hem va-yom-RU EL e-lo-HEI ha-ru-KHOT le-KHOL-ba-SAR ha-ISH e-KHAD ye-khe-TA ve-AL kol-ha-e-DA tik-TSOF
Exegesis
The vocative ʾēl {אֵל | ʾēl} “O God” introduces direct address, leading into the construct phrase ʾĕlōhê hārūḥōt {אֱלֹהֵי הָרוּחֹת | ʾĕlōhê hārūḥōt} “God of the spirits,” which attributes divine authority over human life-breath.
Root and etymology
ʾ-laleph–lamed
“mighty one”
In context — Numbers 16:22
And they fell upon their faces and said, “O God , God of the spirits of all flesh, if one man sins, will You be angry with the entire assembly?”
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 16:22, so the Hebrew word אֵל (el) 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.16.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.22.W4.S1) and character.