Numbers 24:10:10Num.24.10.W10TAB
אֹֽיְבַי֙
oivai
“my enemies”
- Transliteration
- oi-VAI
- Extended
- OY-ye-VAH-ee
- IPA
- /ˈʔojvaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- my enemies
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
oi-VAI
- phraseyour reading level
la-KOV oi-VAI
- clause
va-YO-mer ba-LAK el-bil-AM la-KOV oi-VAI ke-ra-ti-KHA ve-hi-NEH be-rakh-TA va-REKH ZEH sha-LOSH pe-a-MIM
- sentence
va-yi-KHAR-AF ba-LAK el-bil-AM va-yis-POK et-ka-PAV va-YO-mer ba-LAK el-bil-AM la-KOV oi-VAI ke-ra-ti-KHA ve-hi-NEH be-rakh-TA va-REKH ZEH sha-LOSH pe-a-MIM
Root and etymology
Rootaleph-yod-bet
“enemy”
In context — Numbers 24:10
Then Balak’s anger was kindled against Balaam, and he struck his hands together. And Balak said to Balaam, “I summoned you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have blessed them—blessing them—these three times.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 24:10:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Numbers 24:10, so the Hebrew word אֹֽיְבַי֙ (oivai) 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.24.10.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.10.W10.S1) and character.