Numbers 23:25:6Num.23.25.W6TAB
תִקֳּבֶ֑נּוּ
tikkovenu
“curse them”
- Transliteration
- tik-ko-VE-nu
- Extended
- tik-ko-VEH-nu
- IPA
- /tiq.qɔˈvɛnu/
Meaning by language
- English
- curse them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hateph Qamets | reduced 'oh' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tik-ko-VE-nu
- phraseyour reading level
LO tik-ko-VE-nu
- clause
va-YO-mer ba-LAK el-bil-AM gam-KOV LO tik-ko-VE-nu
- sentence
va-YO-mer ba-LAK el-bil-AM gam-KOV LO tik-ko-VE-nu gam-ba-REKH LO te-va-ra-KHE-nu
Exegesis
A paratactic prohibition employs infinitive absolutes qov {קֹב | qōb} and barekh {בָּרֵךְ | bāreḵ} for emphasis, each reinforced by an imperfect verb tiqqōvenû {תִקֳּבֶנּוּ | tiqqōvenû} and tebārăḵenû {תְבָרֲכֶֽנּוּ | tebārăḵenû}.
Root and etymology
ק־ב־ע
“to curse, bind by spell”
In context — Numbers 23:25
Then Balak said to Balaam, “You must neither curse them at all nor bless them at all.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 23:25:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 23:25, so the Hebrew word תִקֳּבֶ֑נּוּ (tikkovenu) 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.23.25.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.25.W6.S1) and character.