Numbers 24:10:17Num.24.10.W17TAB
פְּעָמִֽים׃
peamim
“times”
- Transliteration
- pe-a-MIM
- Extended
- peh-ah-MEEM
- IPA
- /pəʕaˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- times
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pe-a-MIM
- phraseyour reading level
sha-LOSH pe-a-MIM
- 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
Rootmem-yod-mem
“waters, source”
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 24:10:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Numbers 24:10, so the Hebrew word פְּעָמִֽים׃ (peamim) 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.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.10.W17.S1) and character.