Numbers 24:2:6Num.24.2.W6TAB
שֹׁכֵ֖ן
shokhen
“dwelling”
- Transliteration
- sho-KHEN
- Extended
- shoh-KHEN
- IPA
- /ʃoˈxeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- dwelling
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sho-KHEN
- clause
va-yis-SA bil-AM et-ey-NAV va-YAR et-yis-ra-EL sho-KHEN lish-va-TAV
- sentence
va-yis-SA bil-AM et-ey-NAV va-YAR et-yis-ra-EL sho-KHEN lish-va-TAV va-te-HI a-LAV RU-akh e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The participle šōḵēn {שֹׁכֵ֖ן | šōḵēn} ‘dwelling’ governs lišəḇāṭāyw {לִשְׁבָטָ֑יו | lišəḇāṭāyw} ‘by-his-tribes’, indicating arrangement.
Root and etymology
Rootš-k-n
“dwell, reside”
In context — Numbers 24:2
And Balaam lifted his eyes and saw Israel dwelling by their tribes. Then the Spirit of God came upon him.
About this coordinate
Numbers 24:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 24:2, so the Hebrew word שֹׁכֵ֖ן (shokhen) 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.24.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.2.W6.S1) and character.