Numbers 21:27:9Num.21.27.W9TAB
סִיחֽוֹן׃
seekhon
“of Sihon”
- Transliteration
- see-KHON
- Extended
- see-KHOHN
- IPA
- /siˈχoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Sihon
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
see-KHON
- phraseyour reading level
EER see-KHON
- clause
ti-va-NEH ve-ti-ko-NEN EER see-KHON
- sentence
al-KEN yom-RU ha-mosh-LEEM BO-u khesh-BON ti-va-NEH ve-ti-ko-NEN EER see-KHON
Exegesis
The construct phrase ʿîr sîḥôn {עִ֥יר סִיחֽוֹן | ʿîr sîḥôn} functions as an appositive genitive, linking the city with King Sihon and underscoring its territorial significance.
In context — Numbers 21:27
Therefore the ones who speak in proverbs will say, “Come to Heshbon , let it be built; and let the city of Sihon be firmly established.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 21:27:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 21:27, so the Hebrew word סִיחֽוֹן׃ (seekhon) 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.21.27.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.27.W9.S1) and character.