Numbers 22:6:3Num.22.6.W3TAB
אָֽרָה־לִּ֜י
arahli
“curse for me”
- Transliteration
- a-RAH-LI
- Extended
- aah-RAA-LEE
- IPA
- /ʔaˈraː.li/
Meaning by language
- English
- curse for me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
a-RAH-LI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-TAH le-KHA-NA a-RAH-LI
- clause
ve-a-TAH le-KHA-NA a-RAH-LI ET-ha-AM ha-ZEH ki-a-TSUM HU mi-me-NI u-LAI u-KHAL na-KEH-BO va-a-gar-SHE-nu min-ha-A-retz
- sentence
ve-a-TAH le-KHA-NA a-RAH-LI ET-ha-AM ha-ZEH ki-a-TSUM HU mi-me-NI u-LAI u-KHAL na-KEH-BO va-a-gar-SHE-nu min-ha-A-retz KI ya-DA-ti ET a-sher-te-va-REKH me-vo-RACH va-a-SHER ta-OR yu-AR
Exegesis
Imperatives lekhah {לְכָה־ | lə-ḵā-} ‘go’ and arah {אָֽרָה־ | ’ā-rāh} ‘curse’ combine with the entreaty particle na {נָּא | nā} ‘please’ to form a polite command.
Root and etymology
ʾ-r-r
“bind with a curse”
In context — Numbers 22:6
And now, please go curse these people for me, because they are mightier than I; perhaps I shall strike them and drive them out from the land. For I know that whoever you bless is blessed, and whoever you curse is cursed .
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 22:6, so the Hebrew word אָֽרָה־לִּ֜י (arahli) 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.22.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.6.W3.S1) and character.