Numbers 23:11:8Num.23.11.W8TAB
אֹיְבַי֙
oyvai
“my enemies”
- Transliteration
- oy-vai
- Extended
- oy-VAHY
- IPA
- /ʔojˈvaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- my enemies
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
oy-vai
- phraseyour reading level
la-KOV oy-vai
- clause
la-KOV oy-vai le-kakh-TI-kha ve-hi-NEH be-rakh-TA va-REKH
- sentence
va-yo-MER ba-LAK el-bil-AM MEH a-SEE-ta LI la-KOV oy-vai le-kakh-TI-kha ve-hi-NEH be-rakh-TA va-REKH
Exegesis
The Qal infinitive construct laqov {לָקֹ֤ב | lā-qōḇ} ‘to curse’ expresses purpose toward oyvai {אֹיְבַי֙ | ʼō-yĕ-vāy} ‘my enemies’.
In context — Numbers 23:11
And Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I brought you to curse my enemies , but behold, you have surely blessed them.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 23:11:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 23:11, so the Hebrew word אֹיְבַי֙ (oyvai) 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.23.11.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.11.W8.S1) and character.