Numbers 32:21:9Num.32.21.W9TAB
אֶת־אֹיְבָ֖יו
etoyvavav
“his enemies”
- Transliteration
- et-oy-va-VAV
- Extended
- EET-oi-veh-VAV
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt.ʔojˈvajav/
Meaning by language
- English
- his enemies
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-oy-va-VAV
- clause
AD ho-ri-SHO et-oy-va-VAV mi-pa-NAV
- sentence
ve-a-VAR la-KHEM kol-kha-LUTS et-ha-yar-DEN lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH AD ho-ri-SHO et-oy-va-VAV mi-pa-NAV
Exegesis
The direct-object marker ʾet {אֵת | ʾet} introduces ha-yarḏēn {הַיַּרְדֵּן | ha-ya-rə-ḏēn} ‘the Jordan’.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph-yod-bet
“enemy”
In context — Numbers 32:21
And all of you who are armed will cross the Jordan before the LORD until He has driven out His enemies from before Him.
About this coordinate
Numbers 32:21:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 32:21, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אֹיְבָ֖יו (etoyvavav) 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.32.21.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.32.21.W9.S1) and character.