Deuteronomy 16:2:7Deut.16.2.W7TAB
בַּמָּקוֹם֙
bamakom
“at the place”
- Transliteration
- ba-ma-KOM
- Extended
- bah-mah-KOHM
- IPA
- /bam.maˈkoːm/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-ma-KOM
- clause
ba-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH le-sha-KEN she-MO SHAM
- sentence
ve-za-VAHKH-ta PE-sakh la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha TSO-n u-ba-KAR ba-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH le-sha-KEN she-MO SHAM
Exegesis
The locative ba-makom {בַּמָּקוֹם | ba-mā-qōm} “in the place” is further defined by the relative clause asher yivchar {אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַר | ʾă-šer yiv-ḥar} “which he will choose,” highlighting God’s choice of site.
Root and etymology
q-w-mqōm
“standing place”
In context — Deuteronomy 16:2
You shall sacrifice the Passover to the LORD your God from the flock and the herd, at the place the LORD will choose to cause His name to dwell there.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 16:2, so the Hebrew word בַּמָּקוֹם֙ (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.16.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.2.W7.S1) and character.