Numbers 21:4:6Num.21.4.W6TAB
לִסְבֹ֖ב
lisvov
“to go around”
- Transliteration
- lis-VOv
- Extended
- lihsv-OHV
- IPA
- /lisˈvoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- to go around
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lis-VOv
- clause
va-yis-U me-HOR ha-HAR DE-rekh yam-SUF lis-VOv et-E-rets e-DOM
- sentence
va-yis-U me-HOR ha-HAR DE-rekh yam-SUF lis-VOv et-E-rets e-DOM va-tik-TSAR NE-fesh-ha-AM ba-DA-rekh
Exegesis
The construct derekh yam-suf {דֶּ֣רֶךְ יַם־ס֔וּף | dérékh yam-sûp} serves as a route indicator, while the infinitive lisbov {לִסְבֹ֖ב | lisbôv} expresses purpose.
In context — Numbers 21:4
And they set out from Mount Hor by the way of the Sea of Reeds to go around the land of Edom; and the soul of the people became impatient on the way.
About this coordinate
Numbers 21:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 21:4, so the Hebrew word לִסְבֹ֖ב (lisvov) 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.21.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.4.W6.S1) and character.