Numbers 17:8:13Num.17.8.W13TABWLC Numbers 17:23
פֶּרַח֮
perach
“blossoms”
- Transliteration
- pe-RACH
- Extended
- peh-RAHkh
- IPA
- /ˈpɛ.raħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- blossoms
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pe-RACH
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-TSETS pe-RACH
- clause
el-O-HEL ha-e-DUT ve-hi-NEH pa-RACH ma-TEH-A-ha-RON le-VEIT LE-vi va-ya-TSETS pe-RACH va-ya-GED TSITS va-yo-GE-mel she-ke-DIM
- sentence
va-ye-HI mi-ma-kho-RAT va-ya-VO mo-SHEH el-O-HEL ha-e-DUT ve-hi-NEH pa-RACH ma-TEH-A-ha-RON le-VEIT LE-vi va-ya-TSETS pe-RACH va-ya-GED TSITS va-yo-GE-mel she-ke-DIM
Exegesis
The sequence of growth verbs—parakh {פָּרַח | pāraḥ} “sprouted,” vayyōṣēʾ perakh {וַיּוֹצֵא פֶּרַח | vayyōṣēʾ pēraḥ} “brought forth a bud,” vayyāṣēṣ tsits {וַיָּצֵץ צִיץ | vayyāṣēṣ ṣîṣ} “budded a flower,” and vayyiġmōl sheqedim {וַיִּגְמֹל שְׁקֵדִים | vayyiġmōl šəqēdîm} “yielded almonds”—creates cumulative emphasis on each stage of the miracle.
Root and etymology
Rootpe-resh-ḥet
“to burst forth, sprout”
In context — Numbers 17:8
And it was on the next day that Moses came to the tent of the testimony , and behold, the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted; it brought forth buds, produced blossoms , and yielded almonds.
About this coordinate
Numbers 17:8:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Numbers 17:8, so the Hebrew word פֶּרַח֮ (perach) 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.17.8.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.17.8.W13.S1) and character.