Numbers 23:4:6Num.23.4.W6TAB
אֶת־שִׁבְעַ֤ת
etshivat
“the seven”
- Transliteration
- et-shiv-AT
- Extended
- EET-shiv-AHT
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.ʃivˈʕat/
Meaning by language
- English
- the seven
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
et-shiv-AT
- phraseyour reading level
et-shiv-AT ham-miz-be-KHOT
- 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 particle ʾet links to the construct chain šivʿat ham-mizbechôt {שִׁבְעַת הַמִּזְבְּחֹת | šivʿat ham-mizbechôt}, binding the numeral to its noun. The verbs ʿārakhtî and wā́ʿăʿal, connected by vav, form a parallel structure emphasizing Balaam’s ritual actions.
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 23:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 23:4, so the Hebrew word אֶת־שִׁבְעַ֤ת (etshivat) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.4.W6.S1) and character.