Deuteronomy 14:4:2Deut.14.4.W2TAB
הַבְּהֵמָ֖ה
habehema
“the animal”
- Transliteration
- ha-be-HE-ma
- Extended
- hah-beh-HEH-mah
- IPA
- /hab.bəheːˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the animal
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-be-HE-ma
- phraseyour reading level
ZOT ha-be-HE-ma
- clause
ZOT ha-be-HE-ma a-SHER to-a-KHE-lu
- sentence
ZOT ha-be-HE-ma a-SHER to-a-KHE-lu SHOR SE ke-sa-VIM ve-SE i-ZIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the demonstrative zot {זֹאת | zôṯ} ‘this’, introducing a legal category headed by ha-behemah {הַבְּהֵמָה | ha-bə-hēmāh} ‘the animal’.
Root and etymology
b-h-mBet-Heth-Mem
“beast”
In context — Deuteronomy 14:4
This is the animal that you shall eat: the ox, the sheep , and the goat.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 14:4, so the Hebrew word הַבְּהֵמָ֖ה (habehema) 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 Deut.14.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.4.W2.S1) and character.