Numbers 25:18:10Num.25.18.W10TAB
בַת־נְשִׂיא־מִדְיָן
batnesimidyan
“the daughter of the chief of Midian”
- Transliteration
- bat-ne-SI-mid-YAN
- Extended
- baht-neh-SEE-meed-YAHN
- IPA
- /bat.nə.siː.midˈjaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the daughter of the chief of Midian
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bat-ne-SI-mid-YAN
- sentence
ki-TSOR-reem HEM la-KHEM be-nikh-LEI-hem a-SHER-nik-LOO la-KHEM al-de-VAR-pe-OR ve-al-de-VAR kaz-BI bat-ne-SI-mid-YAN a-kho-TAM ha-mu-KAH be-YOM-ha-ma-ge-FAH al-de-VAR-pe-OR
Exegesis
The construct bat-nesi-Midyan {בַת־נְשִׂיא מִדְיָן | bat-ne-sî-Mîd-yān} establishes social hierarchy.
Root and etymology
“to lift up, lead”
In context — Numbers 25:18
For they are adversaries to you in their deceptions , with which they deceived you regarding the matter of Peor and the matter of Kozbi, the daughter of the leader of Midian, their sister, who was struck down on the day of the plague concerning the matter of Peor.
About this coordinate
Numbers 25:18:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Numbers 25:18, so the Hebrew word בַת־נְשִׂיא־מִדְיָן (batnesimidyan) 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.25.18.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.25.18.W10.S1) and character.