Numbers 2:11:6Num.2.11.W6TAB
וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ
vakhamesh
“and five”
- Transliteration
- va-kha-MESH
- Extended
- vah-khah-MEESH
- IPA
- /vaħaˈmeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and five
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
va-kha-MESH
- phraseyour reading level
va-kha-MESH me-OT
- clause
shi-SHA ve-ar-ba-IM E-lef va-kha-MESH me-OT
- sentence
u-tse-VA-o u-pe-ku-DAI-v shi-SHA ve-ar-ba-IM E-lef va-kha-MESH me-OT
Exegesis
The subsequent waḥămēš {וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ | waḥămēš} “and five” with mē’ôṯ {מֵאֽוֹת | mē’ôṯ} “hundreds” adds 500, yielding 46,500. This structure groups the military force with its census tally, emphasizing administrative precision and the contingent’s substantial size.
In context — Numbers 2:11
And his army and those numbered with him were 46,500 .
About this coordinate
Numbers 2:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 2:11, so the Hebrew word וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ (vakhamesh) 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.2.11.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.11.W6.S1) and character.