Numbers 22:20:9Num.22.20.W9TAB
בָּ֣אוּ
bau
“have come”
- Transliteration
- BA-u
- Extended
- BAA-oo
- IPA
- /ˈbaː.u/
Meaning by language
- English
- have come
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
BA-u
- phraseyour reading level
BA-u ha-a-na-SHIM
- 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
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 22:20:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 22:20, so the Hebrew word בָּ֣אוּ (bau) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.20.W9.S1) and character.