Numbers 24:12:3Num.24.12.W3TAB
אֶל־בָּלָ֑ק
elbalak
“to Balak”
- Transliteration
- el-ba-LAK
- Extended
- el-baa-LAAK
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.baˈlaːq/
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
- clause
va-YO-mer bil-AM el-ba-LAK
- sentence
va-YO-mer bil-AM el-ba-LAK ha-LO GAM el-mal-a-KHEI-kha a-sher-sha-LAKH-ta e-LAI di-bar-TI le-MOR
Exegesis
The speaker Bil’am {בִּלְעָם | bil‘ām} appears before the addressee el-balak {אֶל־בָּלָק | ʾel-bā-lāq}, framed by the prepositional construct.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ-l
“mighty”
In context — Numbers 24:12
Balaam said to Balak, “Have I not also told your messengers whom you sent to me, saying?”
About this coordinate
Numbers 24:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 24:12, so the Hebrew word אֶל־בָּלָ֑ק (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.24.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.12.W3.S1) and character.