Numbers 25:1:8Num.25.1.W8TAB
מוֹאָב׃
moav
“of Moab”
- Transliteration
- mo-AV
- Extended
- moh-AAV
- IPA
- /moˈʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Moab
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mo-AV
- sentence
va-ye-SHEV yis-ra-EL ba-shi-TIM va-ya-CHEL ha-AM liz-NOT el-be-NOT mo-AV
Exegesis
The infinitive construct liznot {לִזְנוֹת | liznôt} ‘to commit harlotry’ expresses ongoing immoral behavior, and the construct chain el-benōṯ moʼāḇ {אֶל־בְּנוֹת מוֹאָב | ʾel-benōṯ moʼāḇ} ‘with the daughters of Moab’ indicates relational association. This sequence (verb-subject-location, verb-subject-action-object) underscores Israel’s agency and the immediacy of their transgression upon settling.
Root and etymology
מ-ו-א
“Moab”
In context — Numbers 25:1
And Israel settled in Shittim , and the people began to commit harlotry with the daughters of Moab.
About this coordinate
Numbers 25:1:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 25:1, so the Hebrew word מוֹאָב׃ (moav) 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.25.1.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.25.1.W8.S1) and character.