Numbers 23:18:9Num.23.18.W9TAB
בְּנ֥וֹ
beno
“O son”
- Transliteration
- be-NO
- Extended
- beh-NOH
- IPA
- /bəˈnoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- O son
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| 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
be-NO
- phraseyour reading level
be-NO tsee-POR
- clause
KOOM ba-LAK u-she-MA ha-a-zi-NA a-DAI be-NO tsee-POR
- 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
The particle adai {עָדַי | ăḏay} ‘to me’ intensifies the personal appeal, and the phrase beno tsippor {בְּנוֹ צִפֹּר | bənō ṣîppôr} ‘son of Zippor’ specifies Balak’s lineage. This structure, with vav-consecutives framing successive imperatives, underscores the speaker’s authority and the urgency of attentive listening.
Root and etymology
k-b-nqof-bet-nun
“to curse”
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 23:18:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 23:18, so the Hebrew word בְּנ֥וֹ (beno) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.18.W9.S1) and character.