Numbers 22:9:3Num.22.9.W3TAB
אֶל־בִּלְעָ֑ם
elbilam
“to Balaam”
- Transliteration
- el-bil-AM
- Extended
- el-beel-AAM
- IPA
- /ʔel.bilˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Balaam
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-bil-AM
- clause
va-ya-VO e-lo-HIM el-bil-AM
- sentence
va-ya-VO e-lo-HIM el-bil-AM va-yo-MER MI ha-a-na-SHIM ha-E-le im-MAKH
Exegesis
The preposition ʾel {אֶל | ʾel} ‘to’ with Bilʿam {בִּלְעָם | Bilʻam} ‘Balaam’ sets the spatial orientation.
Root and etymology
Rootayin-mem
“people”
In context — Numbers 22:9
And God came to Balaam and said, “Who are these men with you?”
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 22:9, so the Hebrew word אֶל־בִּלְעָ֑ם (elbilam) 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.22.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.9.W3.S1) and character.