Numbers 24:16:3Num.24.16.W3TAB
אִמְרֵי־אֵ֔ל
imreiel
“the words of God”
- Transliteration
- im-REI-EL
- Extended
- im-REI-EHL
- IPA
- /ʔimˈreː.ʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the words of God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-REI-EL
- clause
ne-UM sho-MEI-a im-REI-EL ve-yo-DEI-a DA-at el-YON
- 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 construct chain imrei El {אִמְרֵי־אֵל | ʾim-rē ʾēl} ‘sayings of God’ ties the source of revelation to the divine title El.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ-l
“mighty”
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 24:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 24:16, so the Hebrew word אִמְרֵי־אֵ֔ל (imreiel) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.16.W3.S1) and character.