Numbers 24:23:4Num.24.23.W4TAB
א֕וֹי
oi
“Alas”
- Transliteration
- OI
- Extended
- OY
- IPA
- /ˈʔoj/
Meaning by language
- English
- Alas
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
OI
- clause
OI MI yikh-YE mi-su-MO EL
- sentence
va-yis-SA me-sha-LO va-yo-MAR OI MI yikh-YE mi-su-MO EL
In context — Numbers 24:23
And he lifted up his proverb and said, “Alas! Who can live when God does this ?”
About this coordinate
Numbers 24:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 24:23, so the Hebrew word א֕וֹי (oi) 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.24.23.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.23.W4.S1) and character.