Numbers 21:34:21Num.21.34.W21TAB
בְּחֶשְׁבּֽוֹן׃
bekheshbon
“at Heshbon”
- Transliteration
- be-khesh-BON
- Extended
- beh-khesh-BOHN
- IPA
- /bəxeʃˈboːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- at 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
ve-a-si-TA LO ka-a-SHER a-si-TA le-si-CHON ME-lekh ha-e-mo-RI a-SHER yo-SHEV be-khesh-BON
- sentence
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHEH al-ti-RA o-TO KI ve-yad-KHA na-ta-TI o-TO ve-ET-KOL-am-MO ve-ET-art-SO ve-a-si-TA LO ka-a-SHER a-si-TA le-si-CHON ME-lekh ha-e-mo-RI a-SHER yo-SHEV be-khesh-BON
Root and etymology
RootḤ-Sh-B
“to think, plan”
In context — Numbers 21:34
And the LORD said to Moses, “Do not fear him, for I have given him into your hand along with all his people and his land. And you shall do to him just as you did to Sihon , king of the Amorites, who dwells in Heshbon.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 21:34:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Numbers 21:34, so the Hebrew word בְּחֶשְׁבּֽוֹן׃ (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.21.34.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.34.W21.S1) and character.