Numbers 24:17:8Num.24.17.W8TAB
כּוֹכָ֜ב
kokhav
“a star”
- Transliteration
- ko-KHAV
- Extended
- koh-KHAAV
- IPA
- /koːˈkav/
Meaning by language
- English
- a star
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ko-KHAV
- phraseyour reading level
da-RACH ko-KHAV
- clause
da-RACH ko-KHAV mi-ya-a-KOV ve-KAM SHE-vet mi-yis-ra-EL u-ma-CHATs pa-a-TEI mo-AV ve-kar-KAR kol-be-NEI-SHET
- sentence
er-e-NU ve-LO a-TA a-shu-re-NU ve-LO ka-ROV da-RACH ko-KHAV mi-ya-a-KOV ve-KAM SHE-vet mi-yis-ra-EL u-ma-CHATs pa-a-TEI mo-AV ve-kar-KAR kol-be-NEI-SHET
Exegesis
The narrative then employs perfect forms daraḥ {דָּרַךְ | dā-raḵ} ‘he has set forth’ and veqam {וְקָם | wə-qām} ‘and has arisen’ as prophetic perfects introducing two fronted subjects, kokhav {כּוֹכָב | kō-ḥāb} ‘star’ and shevet {שֵׁבֶט | šē-veṭ} ‘scepter’, creating thematic focus on the messianic figure.
Root and etymology
k-k-bkaf-kaf-bet
“to shine”
In context — Numbers 24:17
I shall see him, but not now; I shall behold him, but not near. A star will proceed from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the corners of Moab and break down all the sons of Sheth.
About this coordinate
Numbers 24:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 24:17, so the Hebrew word כּוֹכָ֜ב (kokhav) 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.24.17.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.17.W8.S1) and character.