Numbers 16:25:4Num.16.25.W4TAB
אֶל־דָּתָ֛ן
eldatan
“to Dathan”
- Transliteration
- el-da-TAN
- Extended
- EHL-daa-TAAN
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.daˈtaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Dathan
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-da-TAN
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-KAM mo-SHEH va-ye-LEKH el-da-TAN
- clause
va-ya-KAM mo-SHEH va-ye-LEKH el-da-TAN va-a-vi-RAM va-ye-le-KHU a-kha-RAV
- sentence
va-ya-KAM mo-SHEH va-ye-LEKH el-da-TAN va-a-vi-RAM va-ye-le-KHU a-kha-RAV zik-NEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ʾel-Dāṯān wa-ʾăḇîrām {אֶל־דָּתָן וַאֲבִירָם | ʾel-dā-ṯān wa-ʾă-ḇî-rām} sets the destination to key dissenters.
Root and etymology
ʾ-laleph–lamed
“mighty one”
In context — Numbers 16:25
And Moses arose and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel went after him.
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 16:25, so the Hebrew word אֶל־דָּתָ֛ן (eldatan) 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.16.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.25.W4.S1) and character.