Numbers 24:8:1Num.24.8.W1TAB
אֵ֚ל
el
“God”
- Transliteration
- EL
- Extended
- EEL
- 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
- clause
EL mo-TSEE-o mi-mits-RA-yim ke-to-a-FOT re-EM lo
- sentence
EL mo-TSEE-o mi-mits-RA-yim ke-to-a-FOT re-EM lo yo-a-KHAL go-YIM tsa-RAV ve-ats-mo-TE-hem ye-ga-REM ve-khit-TSA-v yim-KHATS
Exegesis
The verse begins with the noun el {אֵל | ʾēl} ‘God’ as subject followed by the Hiphil participle mōṣîʾō {מוֹצִיאוֹ | mōṣîʾō} ‘bringing him out’, indicating causative ongoing action.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ-l
“mighty”
In context — Numbers 24:8
God brings him out of Egypt; horns like those of a wild ox are his. He will devour nations, his adversaries; he will break their bones, and with his arrows he will smash them.
About this coordinate
Numbers 24:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 24:8, so the Hebrew word אֵ֚ל (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.24.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.8.W1.S1) and character.