Numbers 23:5:8Num.23.5.W8TAB
אֶל־בָּלָ֖ק
elbalak
“to Balak”
- Transliteration
- el-ba-LAK
- Extended
- el-baa-LAAK
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.baːˈlaːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Balak
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ba-LAK
- phraseyour reading level
SHUV el-ba-LAK
- clause
va-yo-MER SHUV el-ba-LAK ve-KOH te-da-BER
- 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
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph-lamed-het
“mighty one, God”
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 23:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 23:5, so the Hebrew word אֶל־בָּלָ֖ק (elbalak) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.5.W8.S1) and character.