Numbers 24:9:5Num.24.9.W5TAB
מִ֣י
mi
“who”
- Transliteration
- MI
- Extended
- MEE
- IPA
- /ˈmiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- who
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
MI
- phraseyour reading level
MI ye-ki-ME-nu
- clause
ka-RA sha-KHAV ka-a-RI u-khe-la-VI MI ye-ki-ME-nu
- sentence
ka-RA sha-KHAV ka-a-RI u-khe-la-VI MI ye-ki-ME-nu me-va-ra-KHE-kha ba-RUKH ve-or-re-RE-kha a-RUR
Exegesis
The interrogative pronoun mi {מִי | mî} ‘who?’
Root and etymology
Rootmem-yod-mem
“waters, source”
In context — Numbers 24:9
He crouched and lay down like a lion, and like a lioness—who will rouse him? Those who bless you are blessed , and those who curse you are cursed .
About this coordinate
Numbers 24:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 24:9, so the Hebrew word מִ֣י (mi) 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.24.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.9.W5.S1) and character.