Numbers 22:28:1Num.22.28.W1TAB
וַיִּפְתַּ֥ח
vayiftakh
“and opened”
- Transliteration
- va-yif-TAKH
- Extended
- vah-yif-TAHkh
- IPA
- /vaj.jifˈtaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and opened
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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Word in context
- word
va-yif-TAKH
- phraseyour reading level
va-yif-TAKH Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yif-TAKH Ye-ho-VAH et-PI ha-a-TON
- sentence
va-yif-TAKH Ye-ho-VAH et-PI ha-a-TON va-to-MER le-vil-AM meh-a-si-TI le-KHA ki hi-ki-TA-ni ze sha-LOSH re-ga-LIM
Exegesis
The Hebrew verb vayiphtach {וַיִּפְתַּ֥ח | vā-yip-ṭaḥ} ‘and he opened’ employs the Vav-consecutive to present divine action by YHWH, setting the scene for miraculous speech.
Root and etymology
פ־ת־ח
“to open”
In context — Numbers 22:28
And the LORD opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?”
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 22:28, so the Hebrew word וַיִּפְתַּ֥ח (vayiftakh) 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.22.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.28.W1.S1) and character.