Numbers 22:4:9Num.22.4.W9TAB
כִּלְחֹ֣ךְ
kilkhokh
“as licks”
- Transliteration
- kil-KHOKH
- Extended
- kil-KHOHKH
- IPA
- /kilˈχoχ/
Meaning by language
- English
- as licks
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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Word in context
- word
kil-KHOKH
- phraseyour reading level
kil-KHOKH ha-SHOR
- 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 simile is introduced by kilchok {כִּלְחֹךְ | kilḥōḵ} ‘as licking,’ comparing the futurositic action to the habitual grazing of the ox (hashor {הַשּׁוֹר | haššôr}).
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 22:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 22:4, so the Hebrew word כִּלְחֹ֣ךְ (kilkhokh) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.4.W9.S1) and character.