Numbers 23:4:11Num.23.4.W11TAB
וָאַ֖יִל
vaayil
“and a ram”
- Transliteration
- va-a-YIL
- Extended
- vaa-ah-YEEL
- IPA
- /vaː.ʔaˈjil/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a ram
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
va-a-YIL
- phraseyour reading level
PAR va-a-YIL
- clause
va-yo-MER e-LAV et-shiv-AT ham-miz-be-KHOT a-rakh-TI va-a-AL PAR va-a-YIL bam-miz-BE-akh
- sentence
va-yik-KAR e-lo-HIM el-bil-AM va-yo-MER e-LAV et-shiv-AT ham-miz-be-KHOT a-rakh-TI va-a-AL PAR va-a-YIL bam-miz-BE-akh
Root and etymology
ʾ-y-laleph-yod-lamed
“ram, strong one”
In context — Numbers 23:4
And God met with Balaam, and Balaam said to Him, "I have arranged the seven altars , and I have offered up a bull and a ram on each altar."
About this coordinate
Numbers 23:4:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Numbers 23:4, so the Hebrew word וָאַ֖יִל (vaayil) 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.23.4.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.4.W11.S1) and character.