Numbers 23:21:3Num.23.21.W3TAB

בְּיַעֲקֹ֔ב

beyaakov

in Jacob

Transliteration
be-ya-a-KOV
Extended
beh-ya-a-KOHV
IPA
/bəjaʕaˈkov/

Meaning by language

English
in Jacob

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + יַ + עֲ + קֹ֔ב
be + ya + a + kov
beyaakov

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-ya-a-KOV

  2. clause

    lo-hi-BIT A-ven be-ya-a-KOV ve-lo-ra-AH a-MAL be-yis-ra-EL

  3. sentence

    lo-hi-BIT A-ven be-ya-a-KOV ve-lo-ra-AH a-MAL be-yis-ra-EL Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAIV im-MO u-te-RU-at ME-lekh BO

Exegesis

lo {לֹא | lōʾ} ‘not’ introduces two parallel perfect clauses modifying hibbit {הִבִּיט | hiḇbîṭ} ‘he has beheld’ and ra’ah {רָאָה | rāʿâ} ‘he has seen,’ each linked to its object—aven {אָוֶן | ʾāwen} ‘iniquity’ and ʿamal {עָמָל | ʿāmal} ‘hardship’—in Ya‘akov {בְּיַעֲקֹב | bə-yaʿăqōḇ} and in Yisra’ēl {בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | bə-yiśrā’ēl}, creating a chiastic parallelism that underscores Israel’s innocence.

Root and etymology

ק־ב־ע

to curse, bind by spell

In contextNumbers 23:21

He has not beheld iniquity in Jacob, nor has He seen trouble in Israel; the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.

About this coordinate

Numbers 23:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 23:21, so the Hebrew word בְּיַעֲקֹ֔ב (beyaakov) 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.23.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.21.W3.S1) and character.