Numbers 23:13:11Num.23.13.W11TAB
אֶ֚פֶ
efes
“only”
- Transliteration
- E-fes
- Extended
- EH-fes
- IPA
- /ˈʔɛfɛs/
Meaning by language
- English
- only
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met |
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Word in context
- word
E-fes
- clause
va-yo-MER e-LAV ba-LAK lekh-le-KHA-NA it-TI el-ma-KOM a-KHER a-SHER tir-e-NU mi-SHAM E-fes ka-TSE-hu tir-EH ve-khul-LO LO tir-EH
- sentence
va-yo-MER e-LAV ba-LAK lekh-le-KHA-NA it-TI el-ma-KOM a-KHER a-SHER tir-e-NU mi-SHAM E-fes ka-TSE-hu tir-EH ve-khul-LO LO tir-EH ve-kov-NO-li mi-SHAM
Exegesis
The adverb efes {אֶ֚פֶס | ʾepes} ‘only’ coupled with katsehu {קָצֵ֣הוּ | qāṣēhû} ‘its edge’ emphasizes restriction.
In context — Numbers 23:13
And Balak said to him, “Go, please, with me to another place , where you will see it from there. Only its edge you will see; you will not see all of it. And curse it for me from there.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 23:13:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Numbers 23:13, so the Hebrew word אֶ֚פֶ (efes) 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.23.13.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.13.W11.S1) and character.