Numbers 25:9:5Num.25.9.W5TAB
וְעֶשְׂרִ֖ים
veesrim
“and twenty”
- Transliteration
- ve-es-RIM
- Extended
- veh-es-REEM
- IPA
- /və.ʕesˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and twenty
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-es-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
ar-ba-A ve-es-RIM
- clause
ar-ba-A ve-es-RIM E-lef
- sentence
va-ye-HI-u ha-me-TIM ba-ma-ge-FA ar-ba-A ve-es-RIM E-lef
Exegesis
Hebrew numbers form a construct chain: arbaah {אַרְבָּעָה | ’ar-ba‘-âh} “four” + weesrim {וְעֶשְׂרִים | wə-‘eś-rîm} “and twenty” yields twenty-four, which combines with the scale alef {אָלֶף | ’ā-lĕf} “thousand.” English consolidates this to “twenty-four thousand” to reflect the Hebrew multiplication and emphasize the magnitude of the judgment.
In context — Numbers 25:9
And those who died in the plague were twenty-four thousand .
About this coordinate
Numbers 25:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 25:9, so the Hebrew word וְעֶשְׂרִ֖ים (veesrim) 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.25.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.25.9.W5.S1) and character.