Numbers 22:20:14Num.22.20.W14TAB
וְאַ֗ךְ
veakh
“but surely”
- Transliteration
- ve-AKH
- Extended
- veh-AKH
- IPA
- /vəˈʔax/
Meaning by language
- English
- but surely
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-AKH
- clause
ve-AKH et-ha-da-VAR a-sher-a-da-BER e-lei-KHA o-TO ta-a-SE
- 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 restrictive vəʾaḵ {וְאַךְ | vəʾaḵ} contrasts unrestricted travel with exclusive obedience to the command.
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 22:20:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Numbers 22:20, so the Hebrew word וְאַ֗ךְ (veakh) 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.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.20.W14.S1) and character.