Numbers 22:4:8Num.22.4.W8TAB
אֶת־כָּל־סְבִ֣יבֹתֵ֔ינוּ
etkolsevivoteinu
“all that surrounds us”
- Transliteration
- et-KOL-se-vi-vo-TEI-nu
- Extended
- EET-KOHL-seh-vee-voh-TEI-nu
- IPA
- /ʔet.kol.səvivˌoːˈteːnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- all that surrounds us
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-KOL-se-vi-vo-TEI-nu
- 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 construct et-kol-sevivoteinu {אֶת־כָּל־סְבִיבֹתֵינוּ | ʾet-kol-səvîḇōṯê-nû} serves as the direct object phrase ‘all our surroundings.’
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 22:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 22:4, so the Hebrew word אֶת־כָּל־סְבִ֣יבֹתֵ֔ינוּ (etkolsevivoteinu) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.4.W8.S1) and character.