Numbers 16:50:8Num.16.50.W8TABWLC Numbers 17:15
נֶעֱצָֽרָה׃
neetsarah
“was stopped”
- Transliteration
- ne-e-tsa-RAH
- Extended
- neh-eh-tsaa-RAH
- IPA
- /nɛ.ʕɛ.tsɔˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- was stopped
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ne-e-tsa-RAH
- clause
ve-ha-ma-ge-FAH ne-e-tsa-RAH
- sentence
va-ya-SHAV a-ha-RON el-MO-sheh el-PE-takh O-hel mo-ED ve-ha-ma-ge-FAH ne-e-tsa-RAH
Exegesis
The passive Niphal perfect neʿăṣarāh {נֶעְצָרָה | neʿăṣarāh} ‘was held back’ indicates the plague’s cessation by an external agent. Rendering the Hebrew clauses with “and …; and …” preserves both sequence and emphasis, while English prepositions reflect Hebrew locative nuance. The repetition of el underscores movement through holy thresholds, and the shift from human return to divine restraint highlights mediation leading to deliverance.
Root and etymology
ע־צ־ר
“to restrain, halt”
In context — Numbers 16:50
And Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance of the tent of meeting; and the plague was restrained.
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:50:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 16:50, so the Hebrew word נֶעֱצָֽרָה׃ (neetsarah) 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.16.50.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.50.W8.S1) and character.