Deuteronomy 14:6:8Deut.14.6.W8TAB
בַּבְּהֵמָ֑ה
babbehemah
“among the animals”
- Transliteration
- bab-be-he-MAH
- Extended
- bahb-beh-heh-MAAH
- IPA
- /bab.bəheˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- among the animals
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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
bab-be-he-MAH
- clause
ve-KOL-be-he-MAH maf-re-SET par-SA ve-sho-SA-at she-SA shtey-fra-SOT ma-a-LAT-ge-RAH bab-be-he-MAH
- sentence
ve-KOL-be-he-MAH maf-re-SET par-SA ve-sho-SA-at she-SA shtey-fra-SOT ma-a-LAT-ge-RAH bab-be-he-MAH o-TAH to-khe-LU
Exegesis
The third participle, maalat {מַעֲלַת | ma·ʿa·lāt} ‘bringing up’, links through babbehemah {בַּבְּהֵמָה | ba·bə-hē·māh} ‘among the animal’ to specify an internal activity.
Root and etymology
ב־ה־מb-h-m
“beast, domesticated animal”
In context — Deuteronomy 14:6
And every animal that divides the hoof and splits it into two hoofs, and that brings up the cud among the animals, you shall eat .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:6:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 14:6, so the Hebrew word בַּבְּהֵמָ֑ה (babbehemah) 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.14.6.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.6.W8.S1) and character.