Numbers 25:3:6Num.25.3.W6TAB
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
beyisrael
“against Israel”
- Transliteration
- be-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- beh-yees-ra-EL
- IPA
- /bəjisʁaˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- against Israel
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yit-sa-MED yis-ra-EL le-VA-al pe-OR va-yi-KHAR-AF Ye-ho-VAH be-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bə-Yisrael {בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל | bə-yiśraʾēl} marks the target of divine wrath. This word order underscores Israel’s passive complicity and the intensity of divine response.
In context — Numbers 25:3
And Israel became attached to Baal of Peor, and the anger of the LORD burned against Israel.
About this coordinate
Numbers 25:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 25:3, so the Hebrew word בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (beyisrael) 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.25.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.25.3.W6.S1) and character.