Numbers 24:1:10Num.24.1.W10TAB
כְּפַֽעַם־בְּפַ֖עַם
kepaambepaam
“as at other times”
- Transliteration
- ke-PA-am-be-PA-am
- Extended
- keh-PAH-am-beh-PAH-am
- IPA
- /kəˈpa.ʕam.bəˈpa.ʕam/
Meaning by language
- English
- as at other times
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-PA-am-be-PA-am
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO-ha-LAKH ke-PA-am-be-PA-am
- clause
va-YAR bil-AM KI TOV be-ey-NEI Ye-ho-VAH le-va-REKH ET-Yis-ra-EL ve-LO-ha-LAKH ke-PA-am-be-PA-am lik-RAT ne-kha-SHIM
- sentence
va-YAR bil-AM KI TOV be-ey-NEI Ye-ho-VAH le-va-REKH ET-Yis-ra-EL ve-LO-ha-LAKH ke-PA-am-be-PA-am lik-RAT ne-kha-SHIM va-YA-shet el-ham-mid-BAR pa-NAV
Exegesis
The negated perfect velo-halak ke-paam-be-faam {וְלֹא־הָלַךְ כְּפַעַם־בְּפַעַם | wə-lōʾ-hālak kə-p̄aʿam bə-p̄aʿam} contrasts this instance with Balaam’s habitual pursuit of divination (likrat nechashim {לִקְרַאת נְחָשִׁים | li-qrāṯ ne-ḥā-šîm}).
Root and etymology
ʿ-m-m
“people, nation”
In context — Numbers 24:1
And Balaam saw that it was good in the eyes of the LORD to bless Israel, and he did not go as at other times to seek omens , but he turned his face toward the wilderness.
About this coordinate
Numbers 24:1:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Numbers 24:1, so the Hebrew word כְּפַֽעַם־בְּפַ֖עַם (kepaambepaam) 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.24.1.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.1.W10.S1) and character.