Numbers 17:5:6Num.17.5.W6TABWLC Numbers 17:20
יִפְרָ֗ח
yifrach
“shall sprout”
- Transliteration
- yif-RACH
- Extended
- yif-RAHKh
- IPA
- /jifˈraħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall sprout
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yif-RACH
- 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 main clause mattehu yifrach {מַטֵּהוּ יִפְרָח | ma-ṯē-hū yi-f-rā-ḥ} (‘his staff shall sprout’) presents the miraculous sign as direct confirmation of that election.
Root and etymology
Rootpe-resh-ḥet
“to burst forth, sprout”
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 17:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 17:5, so the Hebrew word יִפְרָ֗ח (yifrach) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.17.5.W6.S1) and character.