Numbers 22:4:6Num.22.4.W6TAB
יְלַחֲכ֤וּ
yelakhakhu
“will lick up”
- Transliteration
- ye-la-kha-KHU
- Extended
- yeh-lah-kha-KHOO
- IPA
- /jəlaħăˈχuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- will lick up
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ye-la-kha-KHU
- phraseyour reading level
ye-la-kha-KHU ha-ka-HAL
- 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
Attah {עַתָּה | ʿattāh} ‘now’ adds immediacy, leading into yelachachu {יְלַחֲכ֤וּ | yəlăḥəkū} ‘they will lick up’ as the main verb with hakkahal {הַקָּהָל | hakkāhāl} ‘the assembly’ as subject.
Root and etymology
l-ḥ-khlamed-ḥet-kaf
“to lick”
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 22:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 22:4, so the Hebrew word יְלַחֲכ֤וּ (yelakhakhu) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.4.W6.S1) and character.