Numbers 23:5:1Num.23.5.W1TAB
וַיָּ֧שֶׂם
vayasem
“and he put”
- Transliteration
- va-YA-sem
- Extended
- vah-YAA-sehm
- IPA
- /vajˈjaːsɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he put
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-YA-sem
- phraseyour reading level
va-YA-sem Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YA-sem Ye-ho-VAH da-VAR be-FI vil-AM
- sentence
va-YA-sem Ye-ho-VAH da-VAR be-FI vil-AM va-yo-MER SHUV el-ba-LAK ve-KOH te-da-BER
Exegesis
The Hebrew narrative utilizes the vav-consecutive markers vayyasem {וַיָּשֶׂם | wayyāśem} ‘and he put’ followed by vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōʾmer} ‘and he said’, establishing a sequential divine discourse.
In context — Numbers 23:5
Then the LORD put a word in the mouth of Balaam, and He said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 23:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 23:5, so the Hebrew word וַיָּ֧שֶׂם (vayasem) 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.23.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.5.W1.S1) and character.