Numbers 23:15:2Num.23.15.W2TAB
אֶל־בָּלָ֔ק
elbalak
“to Balak”
- Transliteration
- el-ba-LAK
- Extended
- el-baa-LAAK
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.baːˈlaq/
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 el-ba-LAK hit-ya-TSEV KOH al-o-la-TE-kha
- sentence
va-YO-mer el-ba-LAK hit-ya-TSEV KOH al-o-la-TE-kha ve-a-no-KHI ik-ka-REH KOH
Exegesis
The narrative speech marker wayyōmer {וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | wayyōmer} introduces direct discourse with the preposition ʾel {אֶל־ | ʾel} governing the proper noun Balāq {בָּלָ֔ק | Balāq}.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph-lamed-het
“mighty one, God”
In context — Numbers 23:15
And he said to Balak, “Stand here by your burnt offering , and I will go over there to meet him.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 23:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 23:15, 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.23.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.15.W2.S1) and character.