Numbers 22:8:5Num.22.8.W5TAB
הַלַּ֔יְלָה
halaila
“the night”
- Transliteration
- ha-LAI-la
- Extended
- hah-LAI-lah
- IPA
- /halˈlajlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the night
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-LAI-la
- clause
va-yo-MER a-lei-HEM li-NU PO ha-LAI-la va-ha-shi-VO-ti et-KHEM da-VAR ka-a-SHER ye-da-BER Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI
- sentence
va-yo-MER a-lei-HEM li-NU PO ha-LAI-la va-ha-shi-VO-ti et-KHEM da-VAR ka-a-SHER ye-da-BER Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI va-ye-SHE-vu sa-REI-MO-av im-BIL-am
Exegesis
The Qal imperative linu {לִינוּ | li-nū} issues a command in an adverbial clause, with poh hallailah {פֹה הַלַּיְלָה | pô ha-lai-lāh} specifying time and place.
Root and etymology
ל־י־ל
“night”
In context — Numbers 22:8
And he said to them, “Spend the night here, and I will return a word to you as the LORD will speak to me.” Then the princes of Moab remained with Balaam.
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 22:8, so the Hebrew word הַלַּ֔יְלָה (halaila) 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.22.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.8.W5.S1) and character.