Numbers 27:16:4Num.27.16.W4TAB
הָרוּחֹ֖ת
harukhot
“the spirits”
- Transliteration
- ha-ru-KHOT
- Extended
- hah-roo-KHOHT
- IPA
- /haːruˈxoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- the spirits
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ru-KHOT
- phraseyour reading level
e-lo-HEI ha-ru-KHOT
- clause
yif-KOD Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI ha-ru-KHOT le-KHOL-ba-SAR
- sentence
yif-KOD Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI ha-ru-KHOT le-KHOL-ba-SAR ISH al-ha-e-DAH
Exegesis
It is followed by the divine subject YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} and the construct chain Elohei haruchot {אֱלֹהֵי הָרוּחֹ֖ת | ʾĕ-lō-hê hā-rû-chōt} “God of the spirits,” expressing possession and oversight.
Root and etymology
r-w-ḥresh–waw–chet
“breath, wind, spirit”
In context — Numbers 27:16
May the LORD God of the spirits of all flesh appoint a man over the congregation.
About this coordinate
Numbers 27:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 27:16, so the Hebrew word הָרוּחֹ֖ת (harukhot) 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.27.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.27.16.W4.S1) and character.