Numbers 25:7:8Num.25.7.W8TAB
הָעֵדָ֔ה
haeda
“the assembly”
- Transliteration
- ha-e-DA
- Extended
- hah-eh-DAA
- IPA
- /ha.ʕeˈdaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the assembly
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-e-DA
- phraseyour reading level
mi-TOKH ha-e-DA
- clause
va-ya-KAM mi-TOKH ha-e-DA va-yi-KAKH RO-makh be-ya-DO
- sentence
va-YAR pi-NKHAS ben-el-a-ZAR ben-a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN va-ya-KAM mi-TOKH ha-e-DA va-yi-KAKH RO-makh be-ya-DO
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase mittôḵ hāʿēḏāh {מִתּ֣וֹךְ הָֽעֵדָ֔ה | mittôḵ hāʿēḏāh} ‘from the midst of the congregation’ highlights his public positioning. Retaining the conjunction “and” mirrors the Hebrew vav-consecutive style characteristic of Biblical narrative.
Root and etymology
ʿ-d-hayin-dalet-he
“assembly, congregation”
In context — Numbers 25:7
When Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, saw this, he arose from the midst of the congregation and took a spear in his hand.
About this coordinate
Numbers 25:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 25:7, so the Hebrew word הָעֵדָ֔ה (haeda) 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.25.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.25.7.W8.S1) and character.