Numbers 24:21:4Num.24.21.W4TAB
מְשָׁל֖וֹ
meshalo
“his proverb”
- Transliteration
- me-sha-LO
- Extended
- meh-shaa-LOH
- IPA
- /məʃaˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his proverb
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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
me-sha-LO
- phraseyour reading level
va-yi-SA me-sha-LO
- 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 noun meshalo {מְשָׁל֖וֹ | mēšālô} denotes an oracle or poetic proverb.
Root and etymology
m-sh-lmem–shin–lamed
“to compare”
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 24:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 24:21, 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.24.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.21.W4.S1) and character.