Numbers 24:16:10Num.24.16.W10TAB
נֹפֵ֖ל
nofel
“falling”
- Transliteration
- no-FEL
- Extended
- noh-FEHL
- IPA
- /noˈfel/
Meaning by language
- English
- falling
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
no-FEL
- clause
ma-kha-ZEH sha-DAI ye-khe-ZEH no-FEL u-ge-LUI ei-NAI-im
- sentence
ne-UM sho-MEI-a im-REI-EL ve-yo-DEI-a DA-at el-YON ma-kha-ZEH sha-DAI ye-khe-ZEH no-FEL u-ge-LUI ei-NAI-im
Exegesis
The sequence yeḥezeh nofel ugeluy einayim {יֶחֱזֶה נֹפֵל וּגְלוּי עֵינַיִם | ye-ḥe-zēh nō-pēl u-ḡə-lūy ʿĕi-na-yim} employs an imperfect and participles to portray the prophet falling yet maintaining spiritual awareness through uncovered eyes. English translation preserves participial flow and Hebrew parallelism.
Root and etymology
Rootnun-pey-lamed
“to fall, collapse”
In context — Numbers 24:16
An oracle of one who hears the sayings of God and who knows the knowledge of the Most High; a vision of the Almighty he beholds—falling, yet with uncovered eyes.
About this coordinate
Numbers 24:16:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Numbers 24:16, so the Hebrew word נֹפֵ֖ל (nofel) 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.24.16.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.16.W10.S1) and character.