Numbers 2:18:9Num.2.18.W9TAB
אֱלִישָׁמָ֖ע
elishama
“Elishama”
- Transliteration
- e-li-sha-MA
- Extended
- eh-lee-sha-MAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛliʃaˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Elishama
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
e-li-sha-MA
- clause
ve-na-SI liv-NEI ef-RA-yim e-li-sha-MA ben-a-mi-HUD
- sentence
DE-gel ma-kha-NEH ef-RA-yim le-tsiv-o-TAM ya-MAH ve-na-SI liv-NEI ef-RA-yim e-li-sha-MA ben-a-mi-HUD
Exegesis
The vav-conjunction wə-nāsîʾ {וְנָשִׂיא | wə-nāsîʾ} ‘and leader’ introduces the tribal chief, with li-bənē {לִבְנֵי | li-bənē} ‘for the sons of’ marking lineage before the proper name elîshāmāʿ {אֱלִישָׁמָע | ʾĕlîshāmāʿ}.
In context — Numbers 2:18
The standard of the camp of Ephraim by their divisions was to the west, and the leader of the sons of Ephraim was Elishama son of Ammihud.
About this coordinate
Numbers 2:18:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 2:18, so the Hebrew word אֱלִישָׁמָ֖ע (elishama) 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.2.18.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.18.W9.S1) and character.