Numbers 23:18:2Num.23.18.W2TAB
מְשָׁל֖וֹ
meshalo
“his proverb”
- Transliteration
- me-sha-LO
- Extended
- meh-shaa-LOH
- IPA
- /məʃaˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his proverb
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-sha-LO
- phraseyour reading level
va-yi-SA me-sha-LO
- clause
va-yi-SA me-sha-LO va-yo-MAR
- sentence
va-yi-SA me-sha-LO va-yo-MAR KOOM ba-LAK u-she-MA ha-a-zi-NA a-DAI be-NO tsee-POR
Exegesis
It is followed by meshalo {מְשָׁלוֹ | mêšālô} ‘his proverb’, marking the formal address.
Root and etymology
Rootmem-shin-lamed
“to compare, speak in parables”
In context — Numbers 23:18
Then he lifted up his proverb and said: "Arise, Balak, and hear; give ear to me, son of Zippor."
About this coordinate
Numbers 23:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 23:18, so the Hebrew word מְשָׁל֖וֹ (meshalo) 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.23.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.18.W2.S1) and character.