Numbers 17:2:11Num.17.2.W11TABWLC Numbers 17:17
כָּל־נְשִׂיאֵהֶ֖ם
kolnesieihem
“each of their chiefs”
- Transliteration
- kol-ne-si-EI-hem
- Extended
- kohl-neh-see-EH-hem
- IPA
- /meˈʔeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- each of their chiefs
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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
kol-ne-si-EI-hem
- phraseyour reading level
ma-TEH ma-TEH le-VEIT AV me-ET kol-ne-si-EI-hem
- clause
ma-TEH ma-TEH le-VEIT AV me-ET kol-ne-si-EI-hem le-VEIT a-vo-TAM
- sentence
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-KAKH me-eet-TAM ma-TEH ma-TEH le-VEIT AV me-ET kol-ne-si-EI-hem le-VEIT a-vo-TAM shnei-MA-saR ma-TOT EESH et-shMO tik-TOV al-ma-TEH-hu
Root and etymology
Rootnun-shin-aleph
“to lift up, exalt”
In context — Numbers 17:2
Speak to the sons of Israel and take from them a staff from each of all their leaders , according to the house of their fathers, twelve staffs in all. You shall write each man’s name on his staff .
About this coordinate
Numbers 17:2:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Numbers 17:2, so the Hebrew word כָּל־נְשִׂיאֵהֶ֖ם (kolnesieihem) 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.17.2.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.17.2.W11.S1) and character.