Numbers 22:23:16Num.22.23.W16TAB
בִּלְעָם֙
bilam
“Balaam”
- Transliteration
- bil-AM
- Extended
- bil-AAM
- IPA
- /bilˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Balaam
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bil-AM
- phraseyour reading level
va-YAKH bil-AM
- clause
va-YAKH bil-AM ET-ha-a-TON le-hat-TO-ta ha-DE-rekh
- sentence
va-TEH-re ha-a-TON ET-mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH nits-TSAV ba-DE-rekh ve-khar-BO she-lu-FA be-ya-DO va-TET ha-a-TON min-ha-DE-rekh va-TE-lekh ba-sa-DE va-YAKH bil-AM ET-ha-a-TON le-hat-TO-ta ha-DE-rekh
Root and etymology
Rootayin-mem
“people”
In context — Numbers 22:23
And the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road, and his sword was drawn in his hand. The donkey turned aside from the road and went into the field, and Balaam struck the donkey to turn her back to the road.
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:23:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Numbers 22:23, so the Hebrew word בִּלְעָם֙ (bilam) 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.22.23.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.23.W16.S1) and character.