Numbers 22:25:9Num.22.25.W9TAB
בִּלְעָ֖ם
bilam
“of Balaam”
- Transliteration
- bil-AM
- Extended
- beel-AAM
- IPA
- /bilˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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
et-RE-gel bil-AM
- 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
Root and etymology
Rootayin-mem
“people”
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 22:25:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 22:25, so the Hebrew word בִּלְעָ֖ם (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.22.25.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.25.W9.S1) and character.