Numbers 23:25:9Num.23.25.W9TAB
תְבָרֲכֶֽנּוּ׃
tevarakhenu
“bless them”
- Transliteration
- te-va-ra-KHE-nu
- Extended
- teh-vah-ra-KHEH-nu
- IPA
- /təva.raˈxɛnu/
Meaning by language
- English
- bless them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| 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
te-va-ra-KHE-nu
- phraseyour reading level
LO te-va-ra-KHE-nu
- clause
gam-ba-REKH LO te-va-ra-KHE-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}.
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 23:25:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 23:25, so the Hebrew word תְבָרֲכֶֽנּוּ׃ (tevarakhenu) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.25.W9.S1) and character.