Numbers 16:26:4Num.16.26.W4TAB

סּ֣וּרוּ

suru

turn away

Transliteration
SU-ru
Extended
SOO-roo
IPA
/ˈsuːruː/

Meaning by language

English
turn away

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
סּ֣וּ + רוּ
su + ru
suru

Alphabet Analysis

Samekhs as in sit
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    SU-ru

  2. sentence

    va-ye-da-BER el-ha-e-DAH le-MOR SU-ru NA me-AL o-ha-LEI ha-a-na-SHIM ha-re-sha-EEM ha-e-LEH ve-AL-TIG-u be-KHOL-a-sher la-HEM pen-ti-SA-fu be-KHOL-kha-to-TAM

Exegesis

The imperative suru na {ס֣וּרוּ נָ֡א | sûrû nā} ‘turn aside please’ combines command and entreaty for urgent appeal.

Root and etymology

RootSamekh, Vav, Resh

to turn aside

In contextNumbers 16:26

And he spoke to the congregation, saying, “Turn aside now from the tents of these wicked ones , and do not touch anything that belongs to them, lest you be swept away because of all their sins.”

About this coordinate

Numbers 16:26:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 16:26, so the Hebrew word סּ֣וּרוּ (suru) 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.16.26.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.26.W4.S1) and character.