Numbers 23:2:10Num.23.2.W10TAB
וָאַ֖יִל
vaayil
“and a ram”
- Transliteration
- va-a-YIL
- Extended
- vah-ah-YEEL
- IPA
- /vaˈʔajil/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a ram
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
va-a-YIL
- phraseyour reading level
PAR va-a-YIL
- clause
va-ya-AL ba-LAK u-bil-AM PAR va-a-YIL ba-miz-BE-akh
- sentence
va-ya-AS ba-LAK ka-a-SHER di-BER bil-AM va-ya-AL ba-LAK u-bil-AM PAR va-a-YIL ba-miz-BE-akh
Exegesis
The nouns pār {פָּ֥ר | pār} and wāʾăyil {וָאַ֖יִל | wāʾăyil} reflect standard sacrificial pairs.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ-y-l
“ram”
In context — Numbers 23:2
And Balak did just as Balaam had spoken, and Balak and Balaam offered up a bull and a ram on each altar .
About this coordinate
Numbers 23:2:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Numbers 23:2, so the Hebrew word וָאַ֖יִל (vaayil) 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.23.2.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.2.W10.S1) and character.