Numbers 16:24:6Num.16.24.W6TAB
לְמִשְׁכַּן־קֹרַח
lemishkankorakh
“from the dwelling of Korah”
- Transliteration
- le-mish-KAN-KO-rakh
- Extended
- leh-mish-KAHN-KOH-rakh
- IPA
- /ləmiʃˈkan ˈkoːraħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the dwelling of Korah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-mish-KAN-KO-rakh
- clause
he-a-LU mi-sa-VIV le-mish-KAN-KO-rakh da-TAN va-a-vi-RAM
- sentence
da-BER el-ha-e-DAH le-MOR he-a-LU mi-sa-VIV le-mish-KAN-KO-rakh da-TAN va-a-vi-RAM
Exegesis
The construct chain lemiškān-qōraḥ Dāṯān wəʾAḇîrām {לְמִשְׁכַּן־קֹרַח דָּתָן וַאֲבִירָם | le·miš·kān-qō·raḥ Dā·ṯān wə·ʾă·bî·rām} links “the tent of Korah” to “Dathan and Abiram,” pinpointing the precise location for withdrawal. The transition from Hebrew VSO to English SVO preserves the flow of command and speech sequence.
Root and etymology
š-k-nshin-kaf-nun
“to dwell”
In context — Numbers 16:24
Speak to the congregation and say, “Withdraw from around the tent of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:24:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 16:24, so the Hebrew word לְמִשְׁכַּן־קֹרַח (lemishkankorakh) 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.16.24.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.24.W6.S1) and character.