Numbers 26:37:8Num.26.37.W8TAB
וַחֲמֵשׁ
vakhamesh
“and five”
- Transliteration
- va-kha-MESH
- Extended
- vah-khah-MEHSH
- IPA
- /vaħaˈmeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and five
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
va-kha-MESH
- sentence
E-le mish-pe-KHOT be-NEI-ef-RA-yim lif-ku-de-HEM she-NA-yim ve-shi-SHIM E-lef va-kha-MESH me-OT E-le be-NEI-yo-SEF le-mish-pe-KHO-tam
Exegesis
The numerical sequence shnayim usheloshim elef vachamesh meot {שְׁנַ֧יִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛ים אֶ֖לֶף וַחֲמֵ֣שׁ מֵא֑וֹת} follows Hebrew arithmetic order to yield 32,500, reflecting precise census computation. The repetition of elleh introduces the Joseph segment in parallel, and the construct benei-yosef lemishpechotam mirrors the Ephraim pattern, emphasizing genealogical continuity.
In context — Numbers 26:37
These were the families of the sons of Ephraim according to their number , 32,500. These were the sons of Joseph according to their families.
About this coordinate
Numbers 26:37:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 26:37, so the Hebrew word וַחֲמֵשׁ (vakhamesh) 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.26.37.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.26.37.W8.S1) and character.