Numbers 23:30:9Num.23.30.W9TAB
בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃
bamizbeakh
“on the altar”
- Transliteration
- ba-miz-BE-akh
- Extended
- bah-miz-BEH-akh
- IPA
- /bam.mizˈbeːaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the altar
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-miz-BE-akh
- clause
va-ya-AL PAR va-a-YIL ba-miz-BE-akh
- sentence
va-ya-AS ba-LAK ka-a-SHER a-MAR bil-AM va-ya-AL PAR va-a-YIL ba-miz-BE-akh
Exegesis
The coordinated nouns par {פָּ֥ר | pārr} and ayil {אַיִל | ʾă·yil} conform to typical sacrificial pairings, while the prepositional phrase bamizbeach {בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ | bā·miz·bê·a·ḥ} situates the ritual on the altar. In translating to English, the Hebrew vav consecutive and coordination yield a tightly linked subject–verb–object sequence, preserved by rendering Balak as the agent of each successive action.
Root and etymology
ז־ב־ח
“to slaughter”
In context — Numbers 23:30
So Balak did just as Balaam had spoken, and he offered a bull and a ram on each altar .
About this coordinate
Numbers 23:30:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 23:30, so the Hebrew word בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ (bamizbeakh) 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.23.30.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.30.W9.S1) and character.