Numbers 32:8:4Num.32.8.W4TAB
בְּשָׁלְחִ֥י
beshalkhi
“when I sent”
- Transliteration
- be-shal-KHI
- Extended
- beh-shahl-KHEE
- IPA
- /bəʃalˈxiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- when I sent
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
be-shal-KHI
- phraseyour reading level
be-shal-KHI o-TAM
- clause
be-shal-KHI o-TAM mi-ka-DESH bar-NE-a lir-OT ET-ha-A-retz
- sentence
KOH a-SU a-vo-TEI-khem be-shal-KHI o-TAM mi-ka-DESH bar-NE-a lir-OT ET-ha-A-retz
Exegesis
The infinitive construct beshalchi {בְּשָׁלְחִי | bəšālḥî} with first person singular suffix functions as a temporal clause indicating when the sending occurred.
In context — Numbers 32:8
This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to see the land .
About this coordinate
Numbers 32:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 32:8, so the Hebrew word בְּשָׁלְחִ֥י (beshalkhi) 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.32.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.32.8.W4.S1) and character.