Numbers 26:9:8Num.26.9.W8TAB
עֵדָה
eda
“of the congregation”
- Transliteration
- e-DA
- Extended
- eh-DAA
- IPA
- /ʕeːˈdaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the congregation
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
e-DA
- sentence
u-ve-NEI-e-li-AV ne-mu-EL ve-da-TAN va-a-vi-RAM hu-da-TAN va-a-vi-RAM ke-ru-EI e-DA a-SHER hit-TZU al-mo-SHE ve-al-a-ha-RON be-a-DAT-ko-RAKH be-hit-TZO-tam al-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The participial phrase keriei ha-edah {קְרִיאֵי הָעֵדָה | qrîʾê hā-ʿē-ḏāh} indicates semi-official status, while the hifil perfect hitsu {הִצּוּ | ḥîṣṣû} “they contended” with prepositional phrases al-moshe and ve-al-aharon marks direct opposition to Moses and Aaron.
Root and etymology
Rootʿayin-dalet-heh
“witness, gathering”
In context — Numbers 26:9
And the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram; these are Dathan and Abiram, appointed ones of the assembly , who contended against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah when they incited against the LORD .
About this coordinate
Numbers 26:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 26:9, so the Hebrew word עֵדָה (eda) 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.26.9.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.26.9.W8.S1) and character.