Numbers 21:11:8Num.21.11.W8TAB
עַל־פְּנֵ֣י
alpenei
“opposite”
- Transliteration
- al-pe-NEI
- Extended
- ahl-peh-NEI
- IPA
- /ʕal.pəˈnej/
Meaning by language
- English
- opposite
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-pe-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
al-pe-NEI mo-AV
- clause
va-ya-kha-NU be-i-YEI ha-a-va-RIM ba-mid-BAR a-SHER al-pe-NEI mo-AV mi-miz-RAKH ha-SHA-mesh
- sentence
va-yis-U me-o-VOT va-ya-kha-NU be-i-YEI ha-a-va-RIM ba-mid-BAR a-SHER al-pe-NEI mo-AV mi-miz-RAKH ha-SHA-mesh
Exegesis
The relative pronoun ʾăšer {אֲשֶׁר֙ | ʾăšer} ‘which’ connects to the boundary locative ʿal·penê mōʾāḇ {עַל־פְּנֵ֣י מוֹאָ֔ב | ʿal·penê mōʾāḇ} ‘upon the face of Moab’, specifying its position opposite Moab.
In context — Numbers 21:11
And they set out from Oboth and camped at Iye-ha-Abarim in the wilderness that overlooks Moab, toward the east .
About this coordinate
Numbers 21:11:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 21:11, so the Hebrew word עַל־פְּנֵ֣י (alpenei) 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.21.11.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.11.W8.S1) and character.