Numbers 22:40:6Num.22.40.W6TAB
לְבִלְעָ֔ם
levilam
“to Balaam”
- Transliteration
- le-vil-AM
- Extended
- leh-vil-AAM
- IPA
- /ləvilˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Balaam
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-vil-AM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-shal-LAKH le-vil-AM
- clause
va-ye-shal-LAKH le-vil-AM ve-la-sa-RIM a-SHER it-TO
- sentence
va-yiz-BAKH ba-LAK ba-KAR va-TSON va-ye-shal-LAKH le-vil-AM ve-la-sa-RIM a-SHER it-TO
Exegesis
The prepositional phrases le-bilam {לְבִלְעָ֔ם | lə-vil-ʿām} and velasarim asher itto {וְלַשָּׂרִים אֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ | wə-la-sā-rîm ’ă-šer ’it-tô} specify the recipients and their attendants. Rendering “portions” captures the distribution of sacrificial gifts rather than a mere message, and the translation preserves the vav-consecutive narrative flow.
Root and etymology
Rootayin-mem
“people”
In context — Numbers 22:40
And Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and he sent portions to Balaam and to the officials who were with him.
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:40:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 22:40, so the Hebrew word לְבִלְעָ֔ם (levilam) 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.22.40.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.40.W6.S1) and character.