Numbers 22:20:13Num.22.20.W13TAB
אִתָּ֑ם
ittam
“with them”
- Transliteration
- it-TAM
- Extended
- it-TAAM
- IPA
- /ʔitˈtaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- with them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
it-TAM
- phraseyour reading level
LEKH it-TAM
- clause
va-ya-VO e-lo-HIM el-bil-AM lai-LA va-yo-MER LO im-lik-RO le-KHA BA-u ha-a-na-SHIM KUM LEKH it-TAM
- sentence
va-ya-VO e-lo-HIM el-bil-AM lai-LA va-yo-MER LO im-lik-RO le-KHA BA-u ha-a-na-SHIM KUM LEKH it-TAM ve-AKH et-ha-da-VAR a-sher-a-da-BER e-lei-KHA o-TO ta-a-SE
Exegesis
The Qal imperatives qūm and lēḵ govern Balaam’s permitted actions, with ʾittām {אִתָּם | ʾittām} indicating accompaniment.
In context — Numbers 22:20
And God came to Balaam by night, and He said to him, “If these men have come to summon you, rise and go with them; but only the word which I speak to you you shall do.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:20:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Numbers 22:20, so the Hebrew word אִתָּ֑ם (ittam) 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.22.20.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.20.W13.S1) and character.