Numbers 24:21:2Num.24.21.W2TAB
אֶת־הַקֵּינִ֔י
ethakeini
“at the Kenite”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-KEI-ni
- Extended
- EET-hah-KEI-nee
- IPA
- /ʔeθ.haqˈkejni/
Meaning by language
- English
- at the Kenite
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-KEI-ni
- clause
va-yar et-ha-KEI-ni va-yi-SA me-sha-LO va-yo-MAR
- sentence
va-yar et-ha-KEI-ni va-yi-SA me-sha-LO va-yo-MAR ei-TAN mo-sha-VE-kha ve-SIM ba-SE-la ki-NE-kha
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾet-} marks the direct object ha-keini {הַקֵּינִ֔י | haqqēnî} ‘the Kenite’.
In context — Numbers 24:21
And he saw the Kenite, and he lifted up his proverb and said, “Secure is your dwelling, and you set your nest in the rock .”
About this coordinate
Numbers 24:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 24:21, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַקֵּינִ֔י (ethakeini) 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.24.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.21.W2.S1) and character.