Numbers 22:11:10Num.22.11.W10TAB
קָֽבָה־לִּי֙
kavali
“curse for me”
- Transliteration
- ka-VA-li
- Extended
- kaa-VAH-LEE
- IPA
- /qaːˈvaː.lˈliː/
Meaning by language
- English
- curse for me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-VA-li
- phraseyour reading level
le-KHA ka-VA-li
- clause
a-TAH le-KHA ka-VA-li o-TO u-LAI u-KHAL le-hil-LA-khem BO ve-ge-rash-TIV
- sentence
hi-NEH ha-AM ha-yo-TSE mi-mits-RA-yim va-ye-KHAS ET-EIN ha-A-retz a-TAH le-KHA ka-VA-li o-TO u-LAI u-KHAL le-hil-LA-khem BO ve-ge-rash-TIV
Exegesis
The imperatives lekāh {לְכָה | lekāh} and qāḇāh lī {קָבָה־לִּי | qāḇāh lī} introduce a direct petition, while ʾūlay {אוּלַי | ʾūlay} signals uncertainty.
Root and etymology
k-b-hqof-bet-heh
“to curse, bring harm”
In context — Numbers 22:11
Behold, the people who came out of Egypt cover the face of the land . Now come and curse them for me—perhaps I will be able to fight them and drive them away.
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:11:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Numbers 22:11, so the Hebrew word קָֽבָה־לִּי֙ (kavali) 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.22.11.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.11.W10.S1) and character.