Deuteronomy 15:20:7Deut.15.20.W7TAB
בַּמָּק֖וֹם
bamakom
“at the place”
- Transliteration
- ba-ma-KOM
- Extended
- bah-mah-KOHM
- IPA
- /bamːaˈkoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- at the place
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' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ba-ma-KOM
- clause
lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha to-a-kha-LE-nu sha-NA be-sha-NA ba-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha to-a-kha-LE-nu sha-NA be-sha-NA ba-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH a-TA u-vei-TE-kha
Exegesis
In the relative clause ba-makom asher yivchar YHWH {בַּמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַר יְהוָה | ba-mā-qōm ə-šer-yiv-ḥar Yəhōwāh}, the location phrase specifies the divinely designated worship site, reflecting Deuteronomic centralization.
Root and etymology
RootQof Vav Mem
“place, standing”
In context — Deuteronomy 15:20
In the presence of the LORD your God , you shall eat it year by year in the place that the LORD will choose, you and your household.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:20:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 15:20, so the Hebrew word בַּמָּק֖וֹם (bamakom) 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.15.20.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.20.W7.S1) and character.