Numbers 18:4:1Num.18.4.W1TAB
וְנִלְו֣וּ
venilvoo
“and they shall join”
- Transliteration
- ve-nil-VOO
- Extended
- veh-nil-VOO
- IPA
- /vənilˈvuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they shall join
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ve-nil-VOO
- phraseyour reading level
ve-nil-VOO a-LE-kha
- clause
ve-nil-VOO a-LE-kha ve-sham-ROO et-mish-ME-ret O-hel mo-ED le-KOL a-vo-DAT ha-O-hel
- sentence
ve-nil-VOO a-LE-kha ve-sham-ROO et-mish-ME-ret O-hel mo-ED le-KOL a-vo-DAT ha-O-hel ve-ZAR lo-yik-RAV a-lei-KHEM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the verb venilvu {וְנִלְו֣וּ | wə-nil-vûw} ‘and they shall join,’ a Nifal imperfect third person masculine plural with vav consecutive indicating associative participation.
In context — Numbers 18:4
And they shall join you and keep the charge of the Tent of Meeting for all the service of the tent; no outsider may come near you.
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 18:4, so the Hebrew word וְנִלְו֣וּ (venilvoo) 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.18.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.4.W1.S1) and character.