Numbers 24:16:9Num.24.16.W9TAB

יֽ͏ֶחֱזֶ֔ה

yekhezeh

“he beholds”

Transliteration: ye-khe-ZEH
Extended: yeh-khe-ZEH
IPA: /jɛħeˈze/

Meaning by language

English: he beholds

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

יֽ͏ֶ + חֱ + זֶ֔ה

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ye + khe + zeh

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yekhezeh

Alphabet Analysis

	Yod	y as in yes; marks long ī
	Seghol	short 'eh' as in met
	Chet	ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
	Hateph Seghol	reduced 'eh'
	Zayin	z as in zero
	Seghol	short 'eh' as in met
	He	h as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

word
ye-khe-ZEH
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.

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 24:16:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 24:16, so the Hebrew word יֽ͏ֶחֱזֶ֔ה (yekhezeh) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.16.W9.S1) and character.

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