Numbers 22:15:5Num.22.15.W5TAB
שָׂרִ֔ים
sarim
“princes”
- Transliteration
- sa-RIM
- Extended
- saa-REEM
- IPA
- /saːˈrim/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sa-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
she-LO-akh sa-RIM
- clause
she-LO-akh sa-RIM ra-BIM ve-nikh-ba-DIM me-E-leh
- sentence
va-YO-sef OD ba-LAK she-LO-akh sa-RIM ra-BIM ve-nikh-ba-DIM me-E-leh
Exegesis
The infinitive construct šəlō-ḥa {שְׁלֹ֣חַ | šəlō-ḥa} ‘to send’ governs the object śārîm {שָׂרִים | śārîm} ‘officials’.
Root and etymology
s-rshin-resh
“prince, leader”
In context — Numbers 22:15
And Balak again sent officials, more numerous and more distinguished than these.
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 22:15, so the Hebrew word שָׂרִ֔ים (sarim) 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.22.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.15.W5.S1) and character.