Numbers 21:26:16Num.21.26.W16TAB
עַד־אַרְנֹֽן׃
adarnon
“as far as the Arnon”
- Transliteration
- ad-ar-NON
- Extended
- ahd-ar-NOHN
- IPA
- /ʕad.ʔarˈnoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- as far as the Arnon
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| 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
ad-ar-NON
- clause
ve-HU nil-KHAM be-ME-lekh mo-AV ha-ri-SHON va-yik-KAKH ET-kol-artSO mi-ya-DO ad-ar-NON
- sentence
KI khesh-BON IR si-KHON ME-lekh ha-e-mo-RI HI ve-HU nil-KHAM be-ME-lekh mo-AV ha-ri-SHON va-yik-KAKH ET-kol-artSO mi-ya-DO ad-ar-NON
Exegesis
Finally, ʿad arnon {עַד־אַרְנֹן | ʿad ar-nôn} ‘up to Arnon’ specifies the extent of conquest. The English rendering preserves the Hebrew clause order while smoothing for readability.
In context — Numbers 21:26
For Heshbon was the city of Sihon, king of the Amorites , and it was he who fought against the first king of Moab and took his entire territory from his hand as far as the Arnon.
About this coordinate
Numbers 21:26:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Numbers 21:26, so the Hebrew word עַד־אַרְנֹֽן׃ (adarnon) 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.21.26.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.26.W16.S1) and character.