Numbers 22:35:16Num.22.35.W16TAB
בָלָֽק׃
valak
“of Balak”
- Transliteration
- va-LAK
- Extended
- vah-LAAK
- IPA
- /vaˈlaːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Balak
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-LAK
- phraseyour reading level
im-sa-REI va-LAK
- clause
va-ye-LEKH bil-AM im-sa-REI va-LAK
- sentence
va-yo-MER mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH el-bil-AM LEKH im-ha-a-na-SHIM ve-EFES et-ha-da-VAR a-sher-a-da-BER e-LE-kha o-TO te-da-BER va-ye-LEKH bil-AM im-sa-REI va-LAK
Exegesis
The narrative resumes with vayelekh {וַיֵּ֥לֵךְ | wā-yē-leḵ} ‘and he went’, marking Balaam’s compliance, and closes with im-sarei balak {עִם־שָׂרֵ֥י בָלָֽק | ʿim sā-rē Bā-lāq} ‘with Balak’s princes’, situating him among Moabite leaders.
Root and etymology
b-l-qbet-lamed-qof
“to lay waste”
In context — Numbers 22:35
The angel of the LORD said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but only the word that I speak to you; you shall speak it.” So Balaam went with Balak’s princes.
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:35:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Numbers 22:35, so the Hebrew word בָלָֽק׃ (valak) 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.22.35.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.35.W16.S1) and character.