Numbers 24:23:8Num.24.23.W8TAB
אֵֽל׃
el
“God”
- Transliteration
- EL
- Extended
- EHL
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- God
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
EL
- phraseyour reading level
mi-su-MO EL
- 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
Exegesis
Closing with the bare divine title el {אֵֽל | ʾēl} ’God’ focuses attention on the sovereign agent. This progression—from narrative momentum through lament to rhetorical questioning—underscores the certainty of divine judgment.
Root and etymology
ʾ-laleph-lamed
“mighty one; God”
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 24:23:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 24:23, so the Hebrew word אֵֽל׃ (el) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.23.W8.S1) and character.