Numbers 27:16:7Num.27.16.W7TAB
עַל־הָעֵדָֽה׃
alhaedah
“over the congregation”
- Transliteration
- al-ha-e-DAH
- Extended
- ahl-hah-eh-DAAH
- IPA
- /ʕal.haːʕeˈdaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- over the congregation
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
al-ha-e-DAH
- clause
ISH al-ha-e-DAH
- sentence
yif-KOD Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI ha-ru-KHOT le-KHOL-ba-SAR ISH al-ha-e-DAH
Exegesis
The noun ish {אִ֖ישׁ | ʾîš} functions as the direct object of yifkod, while the prepositional phrase al-ha-edah {עַל־הָעֵדָה | ʿal-hā-ʿê-dā(h)} marks the sphere of authority conferred. Translating the jussive with “May/Let” preserves petitionary nuance and reorders to subject-verb-object syntax for English readability.
Root and etymology
ʿ-d-hayin–dalet–heh
“assembly, congregation”
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 27:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 27:16, so the Hebrew word עַל־הָעֵדָֽה׃ (alhaedah) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.27.16.W7.S1) and character.