Numbers 22:20:17Num.22.20.W17TAB
אֵלֶ֖יךָ
eleikha
“to you”
- Transliteration
- e-lei-KHA
- Extended
- eh-lei-KHAH
- IPA
- /ʔeˈlejxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- to you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-lei-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
a-sher-a-da-BER e-lei-KHA
- 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 clause ʾet-hadāḇār ʾăšer ʾădabbēr ʾēleḵā ʾōtō taʿăśśeh {אֶת־הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר־אֲדַבֵּר אֵלֶיךָ אֹתוֹ תַעֲשֶׂה} uses multiple direct-object markers for emphasis, highlighting the binding authority of the divine utterance.
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 22:20:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Numbers 22:20, so the Hebrew word אֵלֶ֖יךָ (eleikha) 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.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.20.W17.S1) and character.