Numbers 23:4:3Num.23.4.W3TAB
אֶל־בִּלְעָ֑ם
elbilam
“to Balaam”
- Transliteration
- el-bil-AM
- Extended
- ehl-beel-AAM
- IPA
- /ʔel.bilˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Balaam
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-bil-AM
- clause
va-yik-KAR e-lo-HIM el-bil-AM
- 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
God {Elohim} serves as the subject, followed by ʾel-Bîlʿām {אֶל־בִּלְעָם | ʾel-bîlʿām} indicating the encounter’s object.
Root and etymology
ב־ל־ע
“to swallow”
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 23:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 23:4, so the Hebrew word אֶל־בִּלְעָ֑ם (elbilam) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.4.W3.S1) and character.