Deuteronomy 14:9:5Deut.14.9.W5TAB
בַּמָּ֑יִם
bamayim
“in the waters”
- Transliteration
- ba-MA-yim
- Extended
- bah-MA-yim
- IPA
- /baˈmajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the waters
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-MA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER ba-MA-yim
- clause
ET-ze to-akh-LU mi-KOL a-SHER ba-MA-yim
- sentence
ET-ze to-akh-LU mi-KOL a-SHER ba-MA-yim KOL a-SHER-lo se-na-PIR ve-kas-KE-set to-a-KHE-lu
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase mi-kōl ʾa-šer ba-mā-yim {מִכֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁר בַּמָּיִם | mī-kōl ʾă-šer ba-mā-yim} limits the scope to creatures in the waters.
Root and etymology
מ־י־ם
“water”
In context — Deuteronomy 14:9
This you may eat of all that are in the waters: all that have a fin and a scale you may eat.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 14:9, so the Hebrew word בַּמָּ֑יִם (bamayim) 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.14.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.9.W5.S1) and character.