Numbers 16:45:9Num.16.45.W9TABWLC Numbers 17:10
עַל־פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃
alpenehem
“on their faces”
- Transliteration
- al-pe-NE-hem
- Extended
- ahl-peh-NEH-hem
- IPA
- /ʕal.pəneːˈhem/
Meaning by language
- English
- on their faces
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-pe-NE-hem
- clause
va-yip-LU al-pe-NE-hem
- sentence
he-RO-mu mi-TOkh ha-e-DA ha-ZOT va-a-kha-LE o-TAM ke-ra-GA va-yip-LU al-pe-NE-hem
Exegesis
Finally, the narrative resumes with vayiplu al-peneihem {וַיִּפְּלוּ עַל־פְּנֵיהֶם | wā·yip·pə·lû ’al-pənê·hēm} ‘and they fell on their faces’, depicting the human response of prostration. The Hebrew VSO order is rendered SVO in English for clarity while preserving the sequence of command and consequence.
Root and etymology
פ־נ־ה
“face, presence”
In context — Numbers 16:45
And He said to Moses and Aaron, “Separate yourselves from among this assembly, and I will consume them in a moment.” Then they fell on their faces.
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:45:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 16:45, so the Hebrew word עַל־פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃ (alpenehem) 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.16.45.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.45.W9.S1) and character.