Numbers 3:4:6Num.3.4.W6TAB
בְּֽהַקְרִבָם֩
behakrivam
“when they brought near”
- Transliteration
- be-hak-ri-VAM
- Extended
- beh-hak-ree-VAHM
- IPA
- /bəhaqriˈvam/
Meaning by language
- English
- when they brought near
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-hak-ri-VAM
- phraseyour reading level
be-hak-ri-VAM ESH za-RA
- clause
va-ya-MAT na-DAV va-a-vi-HU lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH be-hak-ri-VAM ESH za-RA lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH be-mid-BAR si-NAI u-va-NIM LO-ha-YU la-HEM
- sentence
va-ya-MAT na-DAV va-a-vi-HU lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH be-hak-ri-VAM ESH za-RA lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH be-mid-BAR si-NAI u-va-NIM LO-ha-YU la-HEM va-ye-kha-HEN el-a-ZAR ve-i-ta-MAR al-pe-NEI a-ha-RON a-vi-HEM
Root and etymology
Q-R-Bqof, resh, bet
“to draw near”
In context — Numbers 3:4
Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD when they brought unauthorized fire before Him in the wilderness of Sinai. They had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests in the presence of their father Aaron.
About this coordinate
Numbers 3:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 3:4, so the Hebrew word בְּֽהַקְרִבָם֩ (behakrivam) 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.3.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.3.4.W6.S1) and character.