Numbers 22:27:11Num.22.27.W11TAB
אֶת־הָאָת֖וֹן
ethaaton
“the donkey”
- Transliteration
- ET-ha-a-TON
- Extended
- EET-hah-aa-TON
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt.ha.ʔaˈtoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the donkey
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ET-ha-a-TON
- phraseyour reading level
va-YAKH ET-ha-a-TON
- clause
va-yi-KHAR-AF bil-AM va-YAKH ET-ha-a-TON ba-ma-KEL
- sentence
va-TE-re ha-a-TON ET-mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH va-tir-BATS TA-khat bil-AM va-yi-KHAR-AF bil-AM va-YAKH ET-ha-a-TON ba-ma-KEL
Exegesis
The subject haaton {הָֽאָתוֹן | hā-ʾā-tōn} ‘the donkey’ takes et {אֶת־ | ʾet} to introduce the direct object malakh YHWH {מַלְאַךְ יְהוָ֔ה | malʾāḵ Yə-hō-wāh} ‘the angel of the LORD’, with a noun-noun genitive construct signifying divine authority.
Root and etymology
ʾ-t-naleph-tav-nun
“female donkey”
In context — Numbers 22:27
And the donkey saw the angel of the LORD , and she lay down under Balaam; then Balaam’s anger was kindled, and he struck the donkey with the staff.
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:27:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Numbers 22:27, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָאָת֖וֹן (ethaaton) 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.22.27.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.27.W11.S1) and character.