Numbers 22:25:12Num.22.25.W12TAB
לְהַכֹּתָֽהּ׃
lehakotah
“to strike her”
- Transliteration
- le-ha-ko-TAH
- Extended
- leh-hah-koh-TAH
- IPA
- /ləhak.koˈtaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- to strike her
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-ha-ko-TAH
- clause
va-yo-SEF le-ha-ko-TAH
- sentence
va-te-RE ha-a-TON et-mal-ACH Ye-ho-VAH va-til-la-KHETS el-ha-KIR va-til-KHATS et-RE-gel bil-AM el-ha-KIR va-yo-SEF le-ha-ko-TAH
Exegesis
The repeated prep phrase ʾel-hā-qîr {אֶל־הַקִּיר | ʾel-hā-qîr} ‘against the wall’ creates spatial emphasis on physical constraint, and the infinitive construct lə-hakkôtāh {לְהַכֹּתָהּ | lə-hakkôtāh} ‘to strike her’ indicates the intended action, with the vav-consecutive conveying sequence and narrative momentum.
In context — Numbers 22:25
And the donkey saw the angel of the LORD , and she pressed herself against the wall, and she pressed Balaam’s foot against the wall, and he struck her again.
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:25:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Numbers 22:25, so the Hebrew word לְהַכֹּתָֽהּ׃ (lehakotah) 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.22.25.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.25.W12.S1) and character.