Numbers 16:9:3Num.16.9.W3TAB
כִּ֣י־הִבְדִּיל
kihivdil
“that has separated”
- Transliteration
- ki-hiv-DIL
- Extended
- kee-heev-DEEL
- IPA
- /kiː.hivˈdil/
Meaning by language
- English
- that has separated
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ki-hiv-DIL
- 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 orthographic compound kihibdil {כִּי־הִבְדִּיל | kî-hibdîl} functions as a conjunction plus Hiphil perfect verb denoting a completed divine action.
Root and etymology
b-d-lbet-dalet-lamed
“to divide, separate”
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 16:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 16:9, so the Hebrew word כִּ֣י־הִבְדִּיל (kihivdil) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.9.W3.S1) and character.