Numbers 22:36:12Num.22.36.W12TAB
אַרְנֹ֔ן
arnon
“the Arnon”
- Transliteration
- ar-NON
- Extended
- ar-NOHN
- IPA
- /ʔarˈnon/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Arnon
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ar-NON
- phraseyour reading level
al-ge-VUL ar-NON
- clause
va-ye-TSE lik-ra-TO el-IR mo-AV a-SHER al-ge-VUL ar-NON a-SHER bik-TSE hag-VUL
- sentence
va-yish-MA ba-LAK KI BA bil-AM va-ye-TSE lik-ra-TO el-IR mo-AV a-SHER al-ge-VUL ar-NON a-SHER bik-TSE hag-VUL
Exegesis
Two relative clauses introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer} successively modify al-gevul Arnon {עַל־גְּב֣וּל אַרְנֹ֔ן | ʿal-gevûl ʾArnōn} and biktse ha-gevul {בִּקְצֵ֥ה הַגְּבֽוּל | biqṣēh ha-gevûl}, creating nested geographic precision that the translations preserve.
In context — Numbers 22:36
And Balak heard that Balaam had come, and he went out to meet him at the city of Moab , which is on the border of Arnon, which is at the edge of the territory .
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:36:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Numbers 22:36, so the Hebrew word אַרְנֹ֔ן (arnon) 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.22.36.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.36.W12.S1) and character.