Numbers 22:14:5Num.22.14.W5TAB
אֶל־בָּלָ֑ק
elbalak
“to Balak”
- Transliteration
- el-ba-LAK
- Extended
- el-baa-LAAK
- IPA
- /ʔel.baˈlaːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Balak
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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ba-LAK
- 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 prepositional el-balak {אֶל־בָּלָ֑ק | ʾel-bā-lāq} ‘to Balak’ indicates the recipient.
Root and etymology
b-l-qbet-lamed-qof
“to lay waste”
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 22:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 22:14, so the Hebrew word אֶל־בָּלָ֑ק (elbalak) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.14.W5.S1) and character.