Numbers 23:4:12Num.23.4.W12TAB
בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃
bammizbeakh
“on the altar”
- Transliteration
- bam-miz-BE-akh
- Extended
- bahm-meez-BEH-akh
- IPA
- /bam.mizˈbe.aħ/
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
bam-miz-BE-akh
- 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
Exegesis
The pairing of pār and wā́ʾāyil functions as a merism for the two offerings, and ba-mizbeáḥ {בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ | bam-mizbēaḥ} specifies the sacrificial location. This structure conveys both the orderly preparation and the distributive offering across all altars.
Root and etymology
ז־ב־ח
“sacrifice”
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 23:4:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Numbers 23:4, so the Hebrew word בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ (bammizbeakh) 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.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.4.W12.S1) and character.