Numbers 23:24:10Num.23.24.W10TAB
וְדַם־חֲלָלִ֖ים
vedamkhalalim
“and the blood of the slain”
- Transliteration
- ve-DAM-kha-la-LIM
- Extended
- veh-DAHM-khah-lah-LEEM
- IPA
- /vəˈdam.χa.laˈlim/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the blood of the slain
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-DAM-kha-la-LIM
- clause
LO yish-KAV ad-yo-KHAL TE-ref ve-DAM-kha-la-LIM yish-TEH
- 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 coordinated verb yišteh {יִשְׁתֶּה | yiš-têh} ‘he will drink’ completes the climactic sequence with the noun dam-ḥălālîm {דַם־חֲלָלִים | ḏam-ḥa-lā-lîm} ‘blood of the slain’ in construct. In English, the Hebrew imperfect aspect is rendered with future or modal expressions (‘rises’, ‘stands’, ‘does not rest’) to convey continuous or resolute action. The preservation of parallel verb forms and similes maintains the original emphasis on unwavering strength.
Root and etymology
ח־ל־ל
“slain, pierced”
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 23:24:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Numbers 23:24, so the Hebrew word וְדַם־חֲלָלִ֖ים (vedamkhalalim) 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.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.24.W10.S1) and character.