Numbers 25:18:13Num.25.18.W13TAB
בְּיוֹם־הַמַּגֵּפָה
beyomhamagefah
“on the day of the plague”
- Transliteration
- be-YOM-ha-ma-ge-FAH
- Extended
- beh-YOHM-hah-mah-geh-FAA
- IPA
- /bəˈjoːm.ham.maɡˈgeːfaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the day of the plague
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-YOM-ha-ma-ge-FAH
- 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 temporal phrase beyom-hamagefah {בְיוֹם־הַמַּגֵּפָה | bə-yôm-ham-ma-ge-pāh} 'on the day of the plague' emphasizes the timing of punishment. The final repeat of al-devar-peor intensifies the link between sin and consequence.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–gimel–pe
“to strike, plague”
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 25:18:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Numbers 25:18, so the Hebrew word בְּיוֹם־הַמַּגֵּפָה (beyomhamagefah) 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.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.25.18.W13.S1) and character.