Numbers 16:9:1Num.16.9.W1TAB
הַמְעַט
hamat
“is it too little”
- Transliteration
- ham-AT
- Extended
- hah-meh-AT
- IPA
- /hamˈʕat/
Meaning by language
- English
- is it too little
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ham-AT
- phraseyour reading level
ham-AT mi-KEM ki-hiv-DIL e-LEI yis-ra-EL
- clause
ham-AT mi-KEM ki-hiv-DIL e-LEI yis-ra-EL et-KHEM me-a-DAT yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ham-AT mi-KEM ki-hiv-DIL e-LEI yis-ra-EL et-KHEM me-a-DAT yis-ra-EL le-hak-RIV et-KHEM la-a-vo-DAT mish-KAN Ye-ho-VAH ve-la-a-MOD leef-NEI ha-e-DAH le-shar-TAM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the interrogative particle hamat {הַמְעַט | hamat} ‘small thing’ introducing a rhetorical question.
In context — Numbers 16:9
Is it a small thing for you that the God of Israel has set you apart from the congregation of Israel to bring you near to Himself, to serve the work of the tabernacle of the LORD and to stand before the congregation to minister to them?
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 16:9, so the Hebrew word הַמְעַט (hamat) 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.16.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.9.W1.S1) and character.