Numbers 16:37:9Num.16.37.W9TABWLC Numbers 17:2
וְאֵת־הָאֵ֥שׁ
veethaesh
“and the fire”
- Transliteration
- ve-ET-ha-ESH
- Extended
- veh-EET-hah-ESH
- IPA
- /vəʔeːt.haˈʔeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the fire
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ET-ha-ESH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ET-ha-ESH ze-re-HAH
- clause
mi-BEN has-se-re-FA ve-ET-ha-ESH ze-re-HAH hal-AH
- sentence
e-MOR el-el-a-ZAR ben-a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN ve-ho-TSE et-ham-makh-TOT mi-BEN has-se-re-FA ve-ET-ha-ESH ze-re-HAH hal-AH KI kad-SHU U
Root and etymology
א־ש
“fire, flame”
In context — Numbers 16:37
Say to Eleazar, son of Aaron, the priest , that he should take up the censers from among the burning and scatter the fire away yonder, for they have become holy .
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:37:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 16:37, so the Hebrew word וְאֵת־הָאֵ֥שׁ (veethaesh) 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.16.37.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.37.W9.S1) and character.