Numbers 23:1:8Num.23.1.W8TAB
וְהָכֵ֥ן
vehaken
“and prepare”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-KEN
- Extended
- veh-hah-KEN
- IPA
- /vəhaˈken/
Meaning by language
- English
- and prepare
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ha-KEN
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-KEN li
- clause
ve-ha-KEN li va-ZEH shiv-AH pa-REEM ve-shiv-AH ei-LEEM
- 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
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 23:1:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 23:1, so the Hebrew word וְהָכֵ֥ן (vehaken) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.1.W8.S1) and character.