Numbers 22:5:18Num.22.5.W18TAB
אֶת־עֵ֣ין
etein
“the surface of”
- Transliteration
- et-EIN
- Extended
- EET-EIN
- IPA
- /ʔetˈʕeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the surface of
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 | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-EIN
- phraseyour reading level
et-EIN ha-A-retz
- clause
le-MOR hi-NEH AM ya-TSA mi-mits-RA-yim hi-NEH kis-SAH et-EIN ha-A-retz ve-HU yo-SHEV mi-mu-LI
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH mal-a-KHIM el-bil-AM ben-be-OR pe-to-RAH a-SHER al-ha-na-HAR E-retz be-NEI-am-MO lik-RO-LO le-MOR hi-NEH AM ya-TSA mi-mits-RA-yim hi-NEH kis-SAH et-EIN ha-A-retz ve-HU yo-SHEV mi-mu-LI
Exegesis
The Piel perfect kissāh {כִסָּה֙ | kissāh} “has covered” plus the direct object ʾeṯ-ʿēn hāʾāreṣ {אֶת־עֵ֣ין הָאָרֶץ | ʾeṯ-ʿēn hāʾāreṣ} “the face of the land” forms an idiomatic expression.
Root and etymology
Rootayin-yod-nun
“eye, surface”
In context — Numbers 22:5
And he sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor at Pethor by the river in the land of the sons of his people, to call him, saying, “Behold, a people has come out of Egypt; behold, they cover the face of the land , and it is dwelling across from me .”
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:5:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Numbers 22:5, so the Hebrew word אֶת־עֵ֣ין (etein) 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.22.5.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.5.W18.S1) and character.