Numbers 2:24:3Num.2.24.W3TAB
אֶפְרַ֗יִם
efrayim
“of Ephraim”
- Transliteration
- ef-ra-YIM
- Extended
- ef-rah-YEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛfraˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Ephraim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ef-ra-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
le-ma-kha-NEH ef-ra-YIM
- clause
KOL-ha-pe-ku-DEEM le-ma-kha-NEH ef-ra-YIM me-AT E-lef u-shmo-NAT-a-la-FIM u-me-AH le-tsiv-o-TAM
- sentence
KOL-ha-pe-ku-DEEM le-ma-kha-NEH ef-ra-YIM me-AT E-lef u-shmo-NAT-a-la-FIM u-me-AH le-tsiv-o-TAM u-shli-SHIM yis-SA-u
Exegesis
The construct chain le-machaneh Efrayim {לְמַחֲנֵ֣ה אֶפְרַ֗יִם | lə-ma-ḥă-nêh ʾeph-rah-yīm} ‘to the camp of Ephraim’ identifies the tribal context.
Root and etymology
p-r-hpe-resh-he
“to be fruitful”
In context — Numbers 2:24
All the mustered of the camp of Ephraim numbered one hundred eight thousand and one hundred for their divisions , and they set out third.
About this coordinate
Numbers 2:24:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 2:24, so the Hebrew word אֶפְרַ֗יִם (efrayim) 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.2.24.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.24.W3.S1) and character.