Deuteronomy 17:4:12Deut.17.4.W12TAB
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
beyisrael
“in Israel”
- Transliteration
- be-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- beh-yis-rah-EL
- IPA
- /bəjisʁaˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- in Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-yis-ra-EL
- clause
ve-da-RAS-ta he-TEV ve-hin-NEH e-MET na-KHON ha-da-VAR ne-eh-SE-ta ha-to-ei-VAH ha-ZOT be-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
veh-hu-GAD-le-KHA ve-sha-MA-ta ve-da-RAS-ta he-TEV ve-hin-NEH e-MET na-KHON ha-da-VAR ne-eh-SE-ta ha-to-ei-VAH ha-ZOT be-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
Finally, the construct chain hatoʿevah hazot beyisraʾel {הַתּוֹעֵבָה הַזֹּאת בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל | hat-tō-ʿê-vāh ha-zōṯ bə-yis-rā-ʾēl} ‘this abomination in Israel’ locates the offense within the communal domain. The English rendering preserves the Hebrew’s conditional syntax and passive voice to reflect the verse’s legal precision.
In context — Deuteronomy 17:4
And it has been told to you, and you have heard, and you have investigated , and behold, if the matter is true and established , that this abomination has been done in Israel.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:4:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Deuteronomy 17:4, so the Hebrew word בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (beyisrael) 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.17.4.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.4.W12.S1) and character.