Numbers 20:5:10Num.20.5.W10TAB
מְק֣וֹם
mekom
“a place”
- Transliteration
- me-KOM
- Extended
- meh-KOHM
- IPA
- /məˈkoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- a place
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| 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
me-KOM
- phraseyour reading level
LO me-KOM ZE-ra
- clause
LO me-KOM ZE-ra u-te-e-NA ve-GE-fen ve-ri-MON u-MA-yim A-yin lish-TOT
- sentence
ve-la-MA he-e-li-TU-nu mi-mits-RA-yim le-ha-VI o-TA-nu el-ha-ma-KOM ha-RA ha-ZEH LO me-KOM ZE-ra u-te-e-NA ve-GE-fen ve-ri-MON u-MA-yim A-yin lish-TOT
Exegesis
The phrase hamakom {הַמָּקוֹם | ham·mā·qôm} hara {הָרָע | hā·rāʿ} hazzeh {הַזֶּה | ha·zzēh} ‘this evil place’ employs appositive sequence for emphasis.
In context — Numbers 20:5
And why did you bring us up from Egypt to bring us to this evil place? It is not a place of grain, figs, vines, or pomegranates , nor is there water to drink.
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:5:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Numbers 20:5, so the Hebrew word מְק֣וֹם (mekom) 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.20.5.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.5.W10.S1) and character.