Numbers 23:24:1Num.23.24.W1TAB
הֶן־עָם֙
henam
“Behold, a people”
- Transliteration
- hen-AM
- Extended
- hen-AHM
- IPA
- /hɛnˈʕam/
Meaning by language
- English
- Behold, a people
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Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hen-AM
- clause
hen-AM ke-la-VI ya-KUM ve-ka-a-RI yit-na-SA
- sentence
hen-AM ke-la-VI ya-KUM ve-ka-a-RI yit-na-SA LO yish-KAV ad-yo-KHAL TE-ref ve-DAM-kha-la-LIM yish-TEH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the particle hen {הֶן | hĕn} ‘behold’, a marker of dramatic attention.
The subject am {עָם | ʿam} ‘people’ appears in absolute form.
Root and etymology
ע־מ־ם
“people, nation”
In context — Numbers 23:24
Behold, a people rises like a lion and lifts itself up like a lion; it will not lie down until it eats prey and drinks the blood of the slain .
About this coordinate
Numbers 23:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 23:24, so the Hebrew word הֶן־עָם֙ (henam) 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.23.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.24.W1.S1) and character.