Numbers 23:28:3Num.23.28.W3TAB
אֶת־בִּלְעָ֑ם
etbilam
“Balaam”
- Transliteration
- et-bil-AM
- Extended
- EET-beel-AAM
- IPA
- /ʔet.bilˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Balaam
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| 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
et-bil-AM
- clause
va-yik-KAKH ba-LAK et-bil-AM
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH ba-LAK et-bil-AM ROSH hap-OR han-nish-KAF al-pe-NEI hai-shi-MON
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} introduces Bil’am {בִּלְעָ֑ם | Bilʿām} as the object of Bālāq’s {בָּלָ֖ק | Bālāq} action.
Root and etymology
ב־ל־ע
“to swallow”
In context — Numbers 23:28
And Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, which overlooks the face of the wasteland .
About this coordinate
Numbers 23:28:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 23:28, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בִּלְעָ֑ם (etbilam) 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.23.28.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.28.W3.S1) and character.