Deuteronomy 16:9:6Deut.16.9.W6TAB
בַּקָּמָ֔ה
bakamah
“to the standing grain”
- Transliteration
- ba-ka-MAH
- Extended
- bah-ka-MAAH
- IPA
- /bakˈkaːmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the standing grain
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-ka-MAH
- clause
me-ha-KHEL kher-MESH ba-ka-MAH ta-KHEL lis-POR shiv-AH sha-vu-OT
- sentence
shiv-AH sha-vu-OT tis-PAR-lakh me-ha-KHEL kher-MESH ba-ka-MAH ta-KHEL lis-POR shiv-AH sha-vu-OT
Exegesis
The construct ba-qāmāה {בַּקָּמָה | ba-qāmāה} ‘in the standing grain’ contextualizes the agrarian setting. The parallel structure of the main and subordinate clauses emphasizes both the initial act and its ongoing fulfillment, which English preserves by mirroring the Hebrew coordination.
Root and etymology
qof-mem-hehqof-mem-heh
“standing (grain)”
In context — Deuteronomy 16:9
You shall count seven weeks for yourself, and from the time you begin to put the sickle into the standing grain, you shall begin to count seven weeks.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 16:9, so the Hebrew word בַּקָּמָ֔ה (bakamah) 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.16.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.9.W6.S1) and character.