Numbers 21:15:1Num.21.15.W1TAB
וְאֶ֙שֶׁד֙
veeshed
“and the slope”
- Transliteration
- ve-e-SHED
- Extended
- veh-eh-SHED
- IPA
- /vəˈʔɛʃɛd/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the slope
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-e-SHED
- clause
ve-e-SHED han-ne-KHA-lim a-SHER na-TA le-SHE-vet AR
- sentence
ve-e-SHED han-ne-KHA-lim a-SHER na-TA le-SHE-vet AR ve-nish-AN lig-VUL mo-AV
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conjunction wə- {וְ | wə-} ‘and’, linking this clause to the prior narrative, followed by ešed {אֶשֶׁד | ʾe-šed} ‘slope’ as the topical subject.
Root and etymology
ʾ-sh-daleph–shin–dalet
“slope, bank”
In context — Numbers 21:15
And the slope of the ravines which extends to the settlement of Ar , and leans against the border of Moab.
About this coordinate
Numbers 21:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 21:15, so the Hebrew word וְאֶ֙שֶׁד֙ (veeshed) 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.21.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.15.W1.S1) and character.