Numbers 22:23:7Num.22.23.W7TAB
וְחַרְבּ֤וֹ
vekharbo
“and his sword”
- Transliteration
- ve-khar-BO
- Extended
- veh-khar-BOH
- IPA
- /vɛxarˈboː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and his sword
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 | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-khar-BO
- phraseyour reading level
ve-khar-BO she-lu-FA
- clause
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
- 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
ḥ-r-bchet–resh–bet
“sword”
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 22:23:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 22:23, so the Hebrew word וְחַרְבּ֤וֹ (vekharbo) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.23.W7.S1) and character.