Numbers 23:9:11Num.23.9.W11TAB
יִתְחַשָּֽׁב׃
yitchashav
“will count itself”
- Transliteration
- yit-cha-SHAV
- Extended
- yit-cha-SHAAV
- IPA
- /jit.ħaˈʃaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- will count itself
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
yit-cha-SHAV
- phraseyour reading level
LO yit-cha-SHAV
- clause
hen-AM le-va-DAD yish-KON u-va-go-YIM LO yit-cha-SHAV
- sentence
kee-me-ROSH tsu-REEM er-e-NU u-mig-ge-va-OT a-shu-RE-NU hen-AM le-va-DAD yish-KON u-va-go-YIM LO yit-cha-SHAV
Exegesis
The reflexive nuance of yitchashav {יִתְחַשָּׁב | yitḥaššāv} in the Hitpael imperfect conveys that Israel is not counted or does not count itself among the nations. The asyndetic coordination of prepositional and verbal clauses preserves the Hebrew parallelism and dramatic buildup to the declaration of exclusive identity.
Root and etymology
ח־שׁ־ב
“to reckon, consider”
In context — Numbers 23:9
For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him; behold, a people who dwells alone and is not reckoned among the nations.
About this coordinate
Numbers 23:9:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Numbers 23:9, so the Hebrew word יִתְחַשָּֽׁב׃ (yitchashav) 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.23.9.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.9.W11.S1) and character.