Numbers 25:11:9Num.25.11.W9TAB

בְּקַנְאוֹ

bekano

when he was zealous

Transliteration
be-kan-O
Extended
beh-kan-OH
IPA
/bəkanˈʔoː/

Meaning by language

English
when he was zealous

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + קַנְ + אוֹ
be + kan + o
bekano

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Nunn as in new
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-kan-O

  2. phraseyour reading level

    be-kan-O et-kin-a-TI

  3. clause

    be-kan-O et-kin-a-TI be-to-KHAM

  4. sentence

    pin-KHAS ben-el-a-ZAR ben-a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN he-SHIV et-kha-ma-TI me-AL-be-NEI yis-ra-EL be-kan-O et-kin-a-TI be-to-KHAM ve-LO-ki-li-TI et-be-NEI yis-ra-EL be-kin-a-TI

In contextNumbers 25:11

Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, turned back my wrath from the sons of Israel, because he was jealous with my jealousy among them, so that I did not consume the sons of Israel in my zeal.

About this coordinate

Numbers 25:11:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 25:11, so the Hebrew word בְּקַנְאוֹ (bekano) 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.25.11.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.25.11.W9.S1) and character.