Numbers 23:16:9Num.23.16.W9TAB
אֶל־בָּלָ֖ק
elbalak
“to Balak”
- Transliteration
- el-ba-LAK
- Extended
- EHL-baa-LAK
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.baˈlaːq/
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
- phraseyour reading level
SHUV el-ba-LAK
- clause
va-yo-MER SHUV el-ba-LAK ve-KOH te-da-BER
- sentence
va-yi-KAR Ye-ho-VAH el-bil-AM va-ya-SEM da-VAR be-FIV va-yo-MER SHUV el-ba-LAK ve-KOH te-da-BER
Exegesis
The imperative shuv {שׁוּב | šûv} ‘return’ governs Balaam’s movement, followed by el-Balak {אֶל־בָּלָ֖ק | ʾel·bā·lāq} ‘to Balak’, and the formulaic adverbial vekoh tedabber {וְכֹה תְדַבֵּֽר | wə·khōh tə·ḏab·bēr} ‘and thus you shall speak’ establishes the exact prophecy. English translation preserves Hebrew sequence for clarity while smoothing word order.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph-lamed-het
“mighty one, God”
In context — Numbers 23:16
And the LORD met Balaam, and He put a word in his mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 23:16:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 23:16, so the Hebrew word אֶל־בָּלָ֖ק (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.23.16.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.16.W9.S1) and character.