Numbers 21:8:11Num.21.8.W11TAB
כָּל־הַנָּשׁ֔וּךְ
kolhanashukh
“everyone who is bitten”
- Transliteration
- kol-ha-NA-shukh
- Extended
- kohl-hah-NAH-shukh
- IPA
- /kolhanˈnaʃuːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- everyone who is bitten
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kol-ha-NA-shukh
- clause
ve-ha-YA kol-ha-NA-shukh ve-ra-AH o-TO va-KHAI
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh a-SEH le-KHA sa-RAF ve-SIM o-TO al-NES ve-ha-YA kol-ha-NA-shukh ve-ra-AH o-TO va-KHAI
Exegesis
The protasis–apodosis structure in vehayah kol hanashukh vera’ah oto vachai {וְהָיָה כָּל-הַנָּשׁוּךְ וְרָאָה אֹתוֹ וָחָי | wə-hā-yāh ḵōl han-nā-šūḵ wə-rā-ʾāh ʾō-tô wā-ḥāy} uses a Qal passive participle and perfect verbs to convey life through the act of looking. The English rendering preserves Hebrew word order and the pivotal divine initiative in granting life.
Root and etymology
Rootn-sh-kh
“to bite”
In context — Numbers 21:8
And the LORD said to Moses, “Make for yourself a fiery serpent and set it on a pole; and it shall be that everyone who is bitten looks at it and lives.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 21:8:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Numbers 21:8, so the Hebrew word כָּל־הַנָּשׁ֔וּךְ (kolhanashukh) 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.21.8.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.8.W11.S1) and character.