Numbers 8:7:5Num.8.7.W5TAB
עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם
aleihem
“upon them”
- Transliteration
- a-lei-HEM
- Extended
- ah-lei-HEHM
- IPA
- /ʕa.leˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-lei-HEM
- phraseyour reading level
ha-ZEH a-lei-HEM
- clause
ve-KHO-ta-a-SEH la-HEM le-ta-ha-RAM ha-ZEH a-lei-HEM mei kha-TAT
- sentence
ve-KHO-ta-a-SEH la-HEM le-ta-ha-RAM ha-ZEH a-lei-HEM mei kha-TAT ve-he-e-vi-RU TA-ar al-KOL-be-sa-RAM ve-khib-SU big-de-HEM ve-hit-te-HARU
Exegesis
The demonstrative ha-zzeh {הַזֵּה | ha-zzeh} ‘this’ specifies the substance, with ʿă-lê-hem {עֲלֵיהֶם | ʿă-lê-hem} ‘upon them’ marking the recipients.
In context — Numbers 8:7
And this is what you shall do to them for their purification: Sprinkle this water of purification upon them, and let them pass a razor over all their flesh. Then they shall wash their garments and purify themselves.
About this coordinate
Numbers 8:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 8:7, so the Hebrew word עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם (aleihem) 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.8.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.8.7.W5.S1) and character.