Daniel 7:5:11Dan.7.5.W11TAB
בְּפֻמַּ֖הּ
befumma
“in its mouth”
- Transliteration
- be-FUM-ma
- Extended
- beh-FUHM-mah
- IPA
- /bəˈfum.maːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- in its mouth
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 | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
be-FUM-ma
- clause
va-A-ru khe-YA-va a-kho-RI tin-ya-NA dam-YA le-DOV ve-lis-TAR-khad ho-ki-MAT u-te-LAT il-e-IN be-FUM-ma BEN she-ni-YA SHIN-na
- sentence
va-A-ru khe-YA-va a-kho-RI tin-ya-NA dam-YA le-DOV ve-lis-TAR-khad ho-ki-MAT u-te-LAT il-e-IN be-FUM-ma BEN she-ni-YA SHIN-na ve-KHEN am-RIN LA ku-MI a-khu-LI be-SAR sa-GI
Exegesis
The Hophal hqimat {הֳקִמַ֔ת | hô-qî-maṯ} ‘was raised up’ emphasizes passive elevation, followed by utlat il’in befummah bein shinnah {וּתְלָ֥ת עִלְעִ֛ין בְּפֻמַּ֖הּ בֵּ֣ין שִׁנַּ֑הּ | u-tĕ-lāṯ ʿil-ʿîn bə-pum-māh bêyn šin-nāh} locating three ribs in its mouth between its teeth to underscore predatory detail.
In context — Daniel 7:5
And behold, another beast , a second one, was like a bear. It was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth. And thus they said to it, “Arise, devour much flesh.”
About this coordinate
Daniel 7:5:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Daniel 7:5, so the Hebrew word בְּפֻמַּ֖הּ (befumma) 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.7.5.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.7.5.W11.S1) and character.