Numbers 22:17:9Num.22.17.W9TAB
קָֽבָה־לִּ֔י
kavali
“curse for me”
- Transliteration
- ka-VA-li
- Extended
- kah-VAH-LEE
- IPA
- /qaˈvaːli/
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
- clause
u-le-KHA-NA ka-VA-li ET ha-AM ha-ZEH
- sentence
ki-ka-BED a-ka-bed-KHA me-OD ve-KOL a-sher-to-MAR e-LAI e-e-SEH u-le-KHA-NA ka-VA-li ET ha-AM ha-ZEH
Exegesis
Finally, kavah-li et haam hazeh {קָבָה־לִּי אֵת הָעָם הַזֶּה | qā·wāh lî ʾēt hā·ʿām haz·zeh} uses a Qal imperative with ethical import and a direct object marker before the specific noun phrase, underscoring the targeted nature of the curse.
Root and etymology
k-b-hqof-bet-heh
“to curse, bring harm”
In context — Numbers 22:17
For I will surely honor you greatly , and I will do everything that you say to me. And now, please go and curse for me this people.
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:17:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 22:17, so the Hebrew word קָֽבָה־לִּ֔י (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.22.17.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.17.W9.S1) and character.