Numbers 23:1:3Num.23.1.W3TAB
אֶל־בָּלָ֔ק
elbalak
“to Balak”
- Transliteration
- el-ba-LAK
- Extended
- ehl-baa-LAAK
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.baˈlaːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Balak
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ba-LAK
- clause
va-YO-mer bil-AM el-ba-LAK be-NEH-li va-ZEH shiv-AH miz-be-KHOT
- sentence
va-YO-mer bil-AM el-ba-LAK be-NEH-li va-ZEH shiv-AH miz-be-KHOT ve-ha-KEN li va-ZEH shiv-AH pa-REEM ve-shiv-AH ei-LEEM
Exegesis
The preposition ’el {אֶל־ | ʾel} “to” introduces the addressee.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph-lamed-het
“mighty one, God”
In context — Numbers 23:1
Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me in this place seven altars , and prepare for me here seven bulls and seven rams.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 23:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 23:1, so the Hebrew word אֶל־בָּלָ֔ק (elbalak) 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.23.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.1.W3.S1) and character.