Numbers 21:1:10Num.21.1.W10TAB
הָאֲתָרִ֑ים
haatarim
“of Atharim”
- Transliteration
- ha-a-ta-RIM
- Extended
- hah-a-tah-REEM
- IPA
- /ha.ʔa.taˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Atharim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-a-ta-RIM
- clause
va-yish-MA hak-ke-na-a-NI ME-lekh-a-RAD yo-SHEV han-NE-gev KI BA yis-ra-EL DE-rekh ha-a-ta-RIM
- sentence
va-yish-MA hak-ke-na-a-NI ME-lekh-a-RAD yo-SHEV han-NE-gev KI BA yis-ra-EL DE-rekh ha-a-ta-RIM va-yil-la-KHEM be-yis-ra-EL va-yish-BE mi-men-NU she-VI
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase derekh ha’atarim {דֶּ֖רֶךְ הָאֲתָרִ֑ים | de-reḵ ha-’a-tā-rîm} “the way of Atharim” defines the route.
In context — Numbers 21:1
When the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that Israel was coming by the way of Atharim, he fought against Israel and took some captives.
About this coordinate
Numbers 21:1:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Numbers 21:1, so the Hebrew word הָאֲתָרִ֑ים (haatarim) 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.21.1.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.1.W10.S1) and character.