Numbers 22:28:4Num.22.28.W4TAB
הָאָת֑וֹן
haaton
“the donkey”
- Transliteration
- ha-a-TON
- Extended
- hah-aa-TON
- IPA
- /haʔaˈtoːn/
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
et-PI ha-a-TON
- 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 imperfect form vatomer {וַתֹּאמֶר | vā-tō-mer} indicates completed speech, with ha-aton {הָאָתוֹן | hā-ʾā-tōn} ‘the donkey’ marked by feminine singular agreement.
Root and etymology
ʾ-t-naleph-tav-nun
“female donkey”
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 22:28:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 22:28, so the Hebrew word הָאָת֑וֹן (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.22.28.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.28.W4.S1) and character.