Numbers 22:34:8Num.22.34.W8TAB
יָדַ֔עְתִּי
yadatti
“I knew”
- Transliteration
- ya-dat-TI
- Extended
- yaa-daht-TEE
- IPA
- /jaːdatˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I knew
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ya-dat-TI
- phraseyour reading level
LO ya-dat-TI
- clause
va-YO-mer bil-AM el-mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH kha-ta-TI KI LO ya-dat-TI KI a-TA nits-AV lik-ra-TI ba-da-REKH
- sentence
va-YO-mer bil-AM el-mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH kha-ta-TI KI LO ya-dat-TI KI a-TA nits-AV lik-ra-TI ba-da-REKH ve-a-TA im-RA be-ei-NE-kha a-shu-VA LI
Exegesis
The confession ḥāṭāʾtî {חָטָ֔אתִי | ḥāṭāʾtî} ‘I have sinned’ is followed by the causal clause kî lōʾ yāḏaʿtî {כִּ֚י לֹא יָדַעְתִּי | kî lōʾ yāḏaʿtî} ‘for I did not know’.
In context — Numbers 22:34
And Balaam said to the angel of the LORD , "I have sinned , for I did not know that you were standing to meet me on the road. Now, if it is evil in your eyes, I will turn back."
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:34:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 22:34, so the Hebrew word יָדַ֔עְתִּי (yadatti) 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.22.34.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.34.W8.S1) and character.