Numbers 23:22:1Num.23.22.W1TAB
אֵ֖ל
el
“God”
- Transliteration
- EL
- Extended
- EEL
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- God
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
EL
- clause
EL mo-tsi-AM mi-mits-RA-yim
- sentence
EL mo-tsi-AM mi-mits-RA-yim ke-to-a-FOT re-EM LO
Exegesis
The subject el {אֵ֖ל | ʾēl} “God” is followed by the Hifil participle motsi'am {מוֹצִיאָ֣ם | môṣîʾām} “bringing them out,” which functions predicatively to present deliverance as an enduring divine characteristic.
Root and etymology
consonantsaleph–lamed
“mighty, strong”
In context — Numbers 23:22
God is bringing them out from Egypt; like the horns of a wild ox are his .
About this coordinate
Numbers 23:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 23:22, so the Hebrew word אֵ֖ל (el) 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.23.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.22.W1.S1) and character.