Numbers 25:18:5Num.25.18.W5TAB
אֲשֶׁר־נִכְּלוּ
ashernikloo
“with which they deceived”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER-nik-LOO
- Extended
- a-SHEHR-nik-LOO
- IPA
- /ʔaˈʃɛr.nikˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- with which they deceived
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-SHER-nik-LOO
- 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 relative clause asher-ninkleu {אֲשֶׁר־נִכְּלוּ | ʾă-šer-niḵ-lû} 'which they were deceived' employs a Niphal perfect to convey passive action.
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 25:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 25:18, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר־נִכְּלוּ (ashernikloo) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.25.18.W5.S1) and character.