Numbers 23:4:7Num.23.4.W7TAB
הַֽמִּזְבְּחֹת֙
hammizbekhot
“altars”
- Transliteration
- ham-miz-be-KHOT
- Extended
- hahm-meez-beh-KHOHT
- IPA
- /ham.miz.bəˈħoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- altars
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ham-miz-be-KHOT
- 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.
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 23:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 23:4, so the Hebrew word הַֽמִּזְבְּחֹת֙ (hammizbekhot) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.4.W7.S1) and character.