Numbers 22:2:3Num.22.2.W3TAB
בֶּן־צִפּ֑וֹר
bentseepor
“son of Zippor”
- Transliteration
- ben-TSEE-por
- Extended
- ben-TSEE-POHR
- IPA
- /bɛn.tsipˈpoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Zippor
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-TSEE-por
- clause
va-YAR ba-LAK ben-TSEE-por
- sentence
va-YAR ba-LAK ben-TSEE-por ET kol-a-SHER-a-SA yis-ra-EL la-e-mo-REE
Exegesis
The construct chain ben tsippor {בֶּן־צִפּ֑וֹר | ben-tsip-pōr} ‘son of Zippor’ identifies Balak’s lineage.
Root and etymology
ṣ-p-rtsade-pey-resh
“bird”
In context — Numbers 22:2
Balak , son of Zippor, took note of all that Israel had done to the Amorite .
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 22:2, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־צִפּ֑וֹר (bentseepor) 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.22.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.2.W3.S1) and character.