Numbers 20:21:2Num.20.21.W2TAB
אֱד֗וֹם
edom
“Edom”
- Transliteration
- e-DOM
- Extended
- eh-DOHM
- IPA
- /ʔɛˈdoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Edom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-DOM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-ma-EN e-DOM
- clause
va-ye-ma-EN e-DOM ne-TON et-yis-ra-EL a-VOR big-vu-LO
- sentence
va-ye-ma-EN e-DOM ne-TON et-yis-ra-EL a-VOR big-vu-LO va-YET yis-ra-EL me-a-LAV
Exegesis
The proper noun Edom {אֱדוֹם | ʾĕdôm} serves as the agent.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph-dalet-mem
“red”
In context — Numbers 20:21
So Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through his border , and Israel turned away from him.
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 20:21, so the Hebrew word אֱד֗וֹם (edom) 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.20.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.21.W2.S1) and character.