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
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
be-kan-O
- phraseyour reading level
be-kan-O et-kin-a-TI
- clause
be-kan-O et-kin-a-TI be-to-KHAM
- 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 context — Numbers 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.