Daniel 1:6:2Dan.1.6.W2TAB
בָהֶ֖ם
vahem
“among them”
- Transliteration
- va-HEM
- Extended
- vah-HEHM
- IPA
- /vaˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- among them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
va-HEM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-HI va-HEM
- clause
va-ye-HI va-HEM mihb-NEE ye-hoo-DAH
- sentence
va-ye-HI va-HEM mihb-NEE ye-hoo-DAH da-ni-EL kha-nan-YAH mee-sha-EL va-ah-ZAR-YAH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase vahem {בָהֶם | ba-hêm} ‘among them’ defines a subset within the preceding group.
In context — Daniel 1:6
And among them were some from the sons of Judah : Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
About this coordinate
Daniel 1:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Daniel 1:6, so the Hebrew word בָהֶ֖ם (vahem) 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 Dan.1.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.1.6.W2.S1) and character.