Numbers 22:25:2Num.22.25.W2TAB
הָאָת֜וֹן
haaton
“the donkey”
- Transliteration
- ha-a-TON
- Extended
- hah-aah-TON
- IPA
- /ha.ʔaˈtoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the donkey
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-a-TON
- phraseyour reading level
va-te-RE ha-a-TON
- clause
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
- 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 subject hāʾāṯōn {הָאָתוֹן | hāʾāṯōn} ‘the donkey’ reacts to ʾet-malkāʾ Yəhôwāh {אֶת־מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה | ʾet-malkāʾ Yəhôwāh} combining the direct-object marker with the divine messenger.
Root and etymology
ʾ-t-naleph-tav-nun
“female donkey”
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 22:25:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 22:25, so the Hebrew word הָאָת֜וֹן (haaton) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.25.W2.S1) and character.