Numbers 24:20:4Num.24.20.W4TAB
מְשָׁל֖וֹ
meshalo
“his oracle”
- Transliteration
- me-sha-LO
- Extended
- meh-shah-LOH
- IPA
- /məʃaˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his oracle
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-sha-LO
- phraseyour reading level
va-yi-SA me-sha-LO
- clause
va-yar et-a-ma-LEK va-yi-SA me-sha-LO va-yo-MAR
- sentence
va-yar et-a-ma-LEK va-yi-SA me-sha-LO va-yo-MAR re-shit go-YIM a-ma-LEK ve-a-kha-ri-TO a-DEI o-VED
Root and etymology
m-sh-lmem–shin–lamed
“to compare”
In context — Numbers 24:20
And he saw Amalek and lifted up his oracle, and he said, “Amalek was the first of the nations, but his end will be utter destruction.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 24:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 24:20, so the Hebrew word מְשָׁל֖וֹ (meshalo) 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.24.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.20.W4.S1) and character.