Numbers 21:25:10Num.21.25.W10TAB
בְּחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹן
bekheshbon
“in Heshbon”
- Transliteration
- be-KHESH-bon
- Extended
- beh-KHESH-BOHN
- IPA
- /bəˈħɛʃboːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- in Heshbon
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 | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-KHESH-bon
- clause
va-ye-SHEV yis-ra-EL be-KHOL-a-REI ha-e-mo-RI be-KHESH-bon u-ve-KHOL-be-no-TE-ha
- sentence
va-yi-KAKH yis-ra-EL ET kol-he-a-RIM ha-e-LEH va-ye-SHEV yis-ra-EL be-KHOL-a-REI ha-e-mo-RI be-KHESH-bon u-ve-KHOL-be-no-TE-ha
Root and etymology
RootḤ-Sh-B
“to think, plan”
In context — Numbers 21:25
And Israel took all these cities, and Israel settled in all the cities of the Amorite in Heshbon and in all its villages .
About this coordinate
Numbers 21:25:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Numbers 21:25, so the Hebrew word בְּחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹן (bekheshbon) 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.21.25.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.25.W10.S1) and character.