Numbers 22:4:2Num.22.4.W2TAB
מוֹאָ֜ב
moav
“Moab”
- Transliteration
- mo-AV
- Extended
- moh-AHV
- IPA
- /moˈʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- Moab
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mo-AV
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer mo-AV
- clause
va-YO-mer mo-AV el-zik-NEI mid-YAN a-TAH ye-la-kha-KHU ha-ka-HAL et-KOL-se-vi-vo-TEI-nu kil-KHOKH ha-SHOR ET YE-rek ha-sa-DEH
- sentence
va-YO-mer mo-AV el-zik-NEI mid-YAN a-TAH ye-la-kha-KHU ha-ka-HAL et-KOL-se-vi-vo-TEI-nu kil-KHOKH ha-SHOR ET YE-rek ha-sa-DEH u-va-LAK ben-TsI-POR ME-lekh le-mo-AV ba-ET ha-hi-U
Exegesis
The subject moav {מוֹאָב | Mōʾāḇ} is directed to el-ziqnei midyan {אֶל־זִקְנֵי מִדְיָן | ʾel-ziqnê Midyān} ‘the elders of Midian,’ establishing the audience.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–aleph–bet
“of a father”
In context — Numbers 22:4
Now Moab said to the elders of Midian, “This assembly will lick up all our surroundings as the ox licks up the green of the field.” At that time, Balak son of Zippor was king over Moab.
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 22:4, so the Hebrew word מוֹאָ֜ב (moav) 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.22.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.4.W2.S1) and character.