Numbers 30:2:4Num.30.2.W4TABWLC Numbers 30:3
לֶאְסֹר אִסָּר עַל־נַפְשׁוֹ
leehsor issar alnafsho
“to bind himself with a binding on his soul”
- Transliteration
- le-eh-SOR is-SAR al-naf-SHO
- Extended
- leh-eh-SOHR is-SAHR al-naf-SHOH
- IPA
- /lɛʔˈsoːr ʔisˈsaːr ʕal.naˈfʃoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to bind himself with a binding on his soul
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
le-eh-SOR is-SAR al-naf-SHO
- sentence
ISH ki-YI-dor NE-der la-ye-ho-VAH O hi-sha-VA sh'vu-AH le-eh-SOR is-SAR al-naf-SHO lo ya-KHEL de-va-RO ke-KHOL ha-yo-TSE mi-PI y'a-SE
Exegesis
The infinitive construct le-ʾă-sôr {לֶאֱסֹר | le-ʾă-sôr} together with the noun ʾî-sār {אִסָּר | ʾî-sār} specifies the binding act, and the prepositional phrase ʿal-naf-šô {עַל־נַפְשׁוֹ | ʿal-naf-šô} indicates its extent.
The prohibitive particle lōʾ {לֹא | lōʾ} plus the Hiphil imperfect ya-ḥēl {יַחֵל | ya-ḥēל} forms the negative apodosis.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ–s–r
“to bind, obligate”
In context — Numbers 30:2
If a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath that places an obligation upon his soul, he must not treat his word as untrue; he must carry out everything he has spoken.
About this coordinate
Numbers 30:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 30:2, so the Hebrew word לֶאְסֹר אִסָּר עַל־נַפְשׁוֹ (leehsor issar alnafsho) 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.30.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.30.2.W4.S1) and character.