Numbers 22:16:10Num.22.16.W10TAB
תִמָּנַ֖ע
timana
“let yourself be hindered”
- Transliteration
- ti-ma-NA
- Extended
- tih-maa-NAH
- IPA
- /tim.maˈnaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- let yourself be hindered
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
ti-ma-NA
- phraseyour reading level
al-NA ti-ma-NA
- clause
va-yo-MRU LO KO a-MAR ba-LAK ben-tsi-POR al-NA ti-ma-NA me-ha-LOKH e-LAI
- sentence
va-ya-VO-u el-bil-AM va-yo-MRU LO KO a-MAR ba-LAK ben-tsi-POR al-NA ti-ma-NA me-ha-LOKH e-LAI
Exegesis
The reflexive Niphal imperfect timmānāʿ {תִמָּנַע | timmānāʿ} ‘withhold yourself’ conveys self-restraint, and the participle mehalōḵ {מֵהֲלֹךְ | mēhalōḵ} ‘coming’ emphasizes continuous motion.
Root and etymology
Rootmem-nun-ayin
“to hold back, restrain, prevent”
In context — Numbers 22:16
They came to Balaam and said to him, “Thus says Balak son of Zippor: ‘Please do not withhold yourself from coming to me .’”
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:16:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Numbers 22:16, so the Hebrew word תִמָּנַ֖ע (timana) 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.22.16.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.16.W10.S1) and character.