Numbers 20:14:16Num.20.14.W16TAB
מְצָאָֽתְנוּ׃
metsaatnu
“has found us”
- Transliteration
- me-tsa-AT-nu
- Extended
- meh-tsa-AHT-nu
- IPA
- /mətsaˈʔat.nu/
Meaning by language
- English
- has found us
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-tsa-AT-nu
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER me-tsa-AT-nu
- clause
KOH a-MAR a-KHI-kha yis-ra-EL a-TA ya-DAT-ta ET kol-hat-te-la-AH a-SHER me-tsa-AT-nu
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH mo-SHEH mal-a-KHIM mik-ka-DESH el-ME-lekh e-DOM KOH a-MAR a-KHI-kha yis-ra-EL a-TA ya-DAT-ta ET kol-hat-te-la-AH a-SHER me-tsa-AT-nu
Exegesis
The relative particle asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer} ‘which’ links to metsatenu {מְצָאָֽתְנוּ | meṣāʾāṯnû} ‘has found us’, completing a diplomatic plea grounded in shared history and pressing need.
Root and etymology
Rootmem-tsadi-aleph
“to find”
In context — Numbers 20:14
From Kadesh Moses sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, “This is what your brother Israel says: you know about all the hardship that has come upon us.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:14:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Numbers 20:14, so the Hebrew word מְצָאָֽתְנוּ׃ (metsaatnu) 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.20.14.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.14.W16.S1) and character.