Numbers 20:18:6Num.20.18.W6TAB

בִּ֑י

bi

through me

Transliteration
BI
Extended
BEE
IPA
/ˈbi/

Meaning by language

English
through me

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    BI

  2. clause

    va-yo-MER e-la-VU e-DOM LO ta-a-VOR BI

  3. sentence

    va-yo-MER e-la-VU e-DOM LO ta-a-VOR BI pen-ba-KHE-rev e-TSE li-kra-TE-kha

Exegesis

The spatial complement bi {בִּ֑י | bî} ‘through me’ indicates territorial jurisdiction.

Root and etymology

r-b-bresh–bet–bet

many

In contextNumbers 20:18

But Edom said to him, “You shall not pass through me, lest I go out to meet you with the sword .”

About this coordinate

Numbers 20:18:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 20:18, so the Hebrew word בִּ֑י (bi) 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.20.18.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.18.W6.S1) and character.