Numbers 21:7:9Num.21.7.W9TAB
הִתְפַּלֵּל֙
hitpalel
“pray”
- Transliteration
- hit-pa-LEL
- Extended
- hit-pahl-LEHL
- IPA
- /hitpalˈleːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- pray
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hit-pa-LEL
- 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.
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 21:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 21:7, so the Hebrew word הִתְפַּלֵּל֙ (hitpalel) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.7.W9.S1) and character.