Numbers 16:24:8Num.16.24.W8TAB
וַאֲבִירָֽם׃
vaaviram
“and Abiram”
- Transliteration
- va-a-vi-RAM
- Extended
- vah-a-vee-RAAM
- IPA
- /vaʔăviˈraːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Abiram
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-a-vi-RAM
- 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.
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 16:24:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 16:24, so the Hebrew word וַאֲבִירָֽם׃ (vaaviram) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.24.W8.S1) and character.