Numbers 23:1:4Num.23.1.W4TAB
בְּנֵה־לִ֥י
benehli
“Build for me”
- Transliteration
- be-NEH-li
- Extended
- beh-NEH-lee
- IPA
- /bəneːˈli/
Meaning by language
- English
- Build for me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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
be-NEH-li
- phraseyour reading level
be-NEH-li va-ZEH
- 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
Two imperatives, beneh-li {בְּנֵה־לִ֥י | bənē-lî} “build for me” and vehakhen-li {وְהָכֵ֥ן לִי֙ | wə-hā̆kên-lî} “and prepare for me,” form a coordinated instruction.
Root and etymology
b-n-h
“to build”
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 23:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 23:1, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵה־לִ֥י (benehli) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.1.W4.S1) and character.