Numbers 22:21:5Num.22.21.W5TAB
אֶת־אֲתֹנ֑וֹ
etatono
“his donkey”
- Transliteration
- et-a-to-NO
- Extended
- EET-a-to-NOH
- IPA
- /ʔet.ʔătoˈnoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his donkey
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
et-a-to-NO
- clause
va-ya-KAM bil-AM ba-BO-ker va-ya-kha-VOSH et-a-to-NO
- sentence
va-ya-KAM bil-AM ba-BO-ker va-ya-kha-VOSH et-a-to-NO va-ye-LEKH im-sa-REI mo-AV
Exegesis
The phrase ʾet-ʾăṯōnō {אֶת־אֲתֹנ֑וֹ | ʾet-ʾăṯōnō} includes the direct object marker et, which is not rendered in English though the possessive “his donkey” preserves definiteness.
In context — Numbers 22:21
And Balaam rose in the morning and saddled his donkey , and he went with the officials of Moab .
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 22:21, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אֲתֹנ֑וֹ (etatono) 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.22.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.21.W5.S1) and character.