Numbers 17:5:4Num.17.5.W4TABWLC Numbers 17:20
אֶבְחַר־בוֹ
evkharbo
“I choose him”
- Transliteration
- ev-KHAR-BO
- Extended
- ehv-KHAHR-BOH
- IPA
- /ʔɛvˈχar.boː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I choose him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ev-KHAR-BO
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER ev-KHAR-BO ma-TEH-hu yif-RACH
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ha-ISH a-SHER ev-KHAR-BO ma-TEH-hu yif-RACH va-ha-shi-KO-ti me-a-LAI et-te-lu-NO-tai be-NEI-yis-ra-EL a-SHER HEM ma-li-NIM a-LEI HEM a-LEI-khem
Exegesis
The relative clause formed by asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾǎ-šer} attached to ha’ish {הָאִישׁ | hā-ʾîš} and the verb evchar bo {אֶבְחַר־בוֹ | ʾev-ḥǎr bō} (‘the man whom I choose’) underscores divine selection.
Root and etymology
Rootb-ch-r
“to choose, select”
In context — Numbers 17:5
And it shall be that the staff of the man whom I choose shall sprout; and I will remove from upon Me the persistent protests of the sons of Israel who are complaining against you.
About this coordinate
Numbers 17:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 17:5, so the Hebrew word אֶבְחַר־בוֹ (evkharbo) 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.17.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.17.5.W4.S1) and character.