Numbers 21:7:10Num.21.7.W10TAB
אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה
elyehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- el-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- ehl-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ya-VO ha-AM el-MO-she va-yo-MRU kha-ta-NU ki-dib-BAR-nu va-ye-ho-VAH va-VAkh hit-pa-LEL el-ye-ho-VAH ve-ya-SER mei-a-LEI-nu et-ha-na-KHASH
- sentence
va-ya-VO ha-AM el-MO-she va-yo-MRU kha-ta-NU ki-dib-BAR-nu va-ye-ho-VAH va-VAkh hit-pa-LEL el-ye-ho-VAH ve-ya-SER mei-a-LEI-nu et-ha-na-KHASH va-yit-pa-LEL MO-she be-AD ha-AM
Exegesis
The imperative hitpallēl {הִתְפַּלֵּל | hitpallēl} ‘Pray’ uses the Hitpael stem for reflexive/reciprocal action, with ʾel-YHWH {אֶל־יְהוָה | ʾel-YHWH} specifying the addressee.
Root and etymology
Rooth-w-h
“exist”
In context — Numbers 21:7
And the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned because we have spoken against the LORD and against you. Pray to the LORD that He may remove the serpent from upon us.” And Moses prayed on behalf of the people.
About this coordinate
Numbers 21:7:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Numbers 21:7, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה (elyehovah) 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.21.7.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.7.W10.S1) and character.