Numbers 24:18:5Num.24.18.W5TAB
יְרֵשָׁ֛ה
yeresha
“shall be dispossessed”
- Transliteration
- ye-re-SHA
- Extended
- yeh-reh-SHAA
- IPA
- /jəreˈʃaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall be dispossessed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-re-SHA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-YA ye-re-SHA
- clause
ve-ha-YA e-DOM ye-re-SHA ve-ha-YA ye-re-SHA se-IR oi-ve-VAV
- sentence
ve-ha-YA e-DOM ye-re-SHA ve-ha-YA ye-re-SHA se-IR oi-ve-VAV ve-yis-ra-EL o-SEH KHA-yil
Exegesis
The infinitive construct yereshah {יְרֵשָׁה | yĕ-rē-šāh} functions as a verbal noun indicating possession or subjugation. This pattern vehayah…yereshah repeats with both Edom and Seir, creating parallelism that foreshadows their fate.
Root and etymology
y-r-shyod–resh–shin
“to inherit; take possession”
In context — Numbers 24:18
And Edom will become a possession , and Seir will become a possession; but Israel will accomplish valor .
About this coordinate
Numbers 24:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 24:18, so the Hebrew word יְרֵשָׁ֛ה (yeresha) 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.24.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.18.W5.S1) and character.