Numbers 21:12:4Num.21.12.W4TAB
בְּנַ֥חַל
benakhal
“in the valley”
- Transliteration
- be-NA-khal
- Extended
- beh-NAH-khal
- IPA
- /bəˈnaħal/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the valley
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
be-NA-khal
- phraseyour reading level
be-NA-khal ZA-red
- clause
va-ya-kha-NU be-NA-khal ZA-red
- sentence
mi-SHAM na-SA-u va-ya-kha-NU be-NA-khal ZA-red
Exegesis
Finally, the prepositional phrase benakhal {בְּנַ֥חַל | bənăḥāl} ‘in the valley’ and the proper noun zared {זָֽרֶד | zāred} ‘Zered’ specify the campsite, following the Hebrew pattern of head noun plus place name. This perfect-to-vav-imperfect sequence exemplifies the paratactic narrative style that links movements and encampments in the desert setting.
Root and etymology
Rootnun-ḥet-lamed
“stream, valley”
In context — Numbers 21:12
From there they journeyed and camped in the valley of Zered.
About this coordinate
Numbers 21:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 21:12, so the Hebrew word בְּנַ֥חַל (benakhal) 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.21.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.12.W4.S1) and character.