Numbers 22:37:12Num.22.37.W12TAB
הַֽאֻמְנָ֔ם
haumnam
“Is it indeed”
- Transliteration
- ha-um-NAM
- Extended
- hah-oom-NAHM
- IPA
- /ha.ʔumˈnam/
Meaning by language
- English
- Is it indeed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-um-NAM
- clause
ha-um-NAM LO u-KHAL kab-be-DE-kha
- sentence
va-YO-mer ba-LAK el-bil-AM ha-LO sha-LO-akh sha-lakh-TI e-lei-KHA lik-RO-lakh la-MAH lo-ha-lakh-TA e-LAI ha-um-NAM LO u-KHAL kab-be-DE-kha
Exegesis
The rare particle haʾummān {הַאֻמְנָ֔ם | haʾummān} ‘truly’ underscores surprise, and the negative interrogative lo ʾūḵal kabdĕḵā ‘am I not able to honor you?’ highlights the expectation of reward.
In context — Numbers 22:37
And Balak said to Balaam, “Did I not surely send to summon you? Why did you not come to me? Indeed, am I not able to honor you?”
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:37:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Numbers 22:37, so the Hebrew word הַֽאֻמְנָ֔ם (haumnam) 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.22.37.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.37.W12.S1) and character.