Numbers 22:14:2Num.22.14.W2TAB
שָׂרֵ֣י
sarei
“the princes”
- Transliteration
- sa-REI
- Extended
- saa-REI
- IPA
- /saːˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the princes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sa-REI
- phraseyour reading level
sa-REI mo-AV
- clause
va-ya-KU-mu sa-REI mo-AV va-ya-VO-u el-ba-LAK
- sentence
va-ya-KU-mu sa-REI mo-AV va-ya-VO-u el-ba-LAK va-yo-MRU me-EN bil-AM ha-LOKH im-MA-nu
Exegesis
The construct serey {שָׂרֵ֣י | śārê} ‘princes’ with Moav {מוֹאָ֔ב | mō’āḇ} ‘Moab’ marks their official status.
Root and etymology
s-rshin-resh
“prince, leader”
In context — Numbers 22:14
So the princes of Moab arose and came to Balak, and they said, “Balaam has refused to go with us.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 22:14, so the Hebrew word שָׂרֵ֣י (sarei) 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.22.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.14.W2.S1) and character.