Numbers 22:41:5Num.22.41.W5TAB
אֶת־בִּלְעָ֔ם
etbilam
“Balaam”
- Transliteration
- ET-bil-AM
- Extended
- EET-bil-AHM
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt.bilˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Balaam
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 | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ET-bil-AM
- clause
va-ye-HI ba-BO-ker va-yi-KAKH ba-LAK ET-bil-AM va-ya-a-LE-hu ba-MOT BA-al
- sentence
va-ye-HI ba-BO-ker va-yi-KAKH ba-LAK ET-bil-AM va-ya-a-LE-hu ba-MOT BA-al va-YAR mi-SHAM ke-TSEH ha-AM
Exegesis
The direct object marker ʾeṯ {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ-} marks Bilaam {בִּלְעָ֔ם | Bil-ʿām} as the definite object.
Root and etymology
Rootayin-mem
“people”
In context — Numbers 22:41
And it happened in the morning that Balak took Bilaam and brought him up to the high places of Baal; and from there he saw the edge of the people.
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:41:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 22:41, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בִּלְעָ֔ם (etbilam) 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.22.41.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.41.W5.S1) and character.