Deuteronomy 18:10:5Deut.18.10.W5TAB
בָּאֵ֑שׁ
baesh
“through the fire”
- Transliteration
- ba-ESH
- Extended
- baa-ESH
- IPA
- /baːˈʔeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- through the fire
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-ESH
- clause
lo-yi-ma-TSE be-KHA ma-a-VEER be-NO-u-vi-TO ba-ESH
- sentence
lo-yi-ma-TSE be-KHA ma-a-VEER be-NO-u-vi-TO ba-ESH ko-SEM ke-sa-MIM me-o-NEN u-me-na-KHESH u-me-ka-SHEF
Exegesis
A Hiphil participle maavir {מַעֲבִ֥יר | ma-‘a-vîr} ‘one who causes to pass’ introduces forbidden activity, specifying child sacrifice in fire with beno u bitto baesh {בְּנֽוֹ־וּבִתּ֖וֹ בָּאֵ֑שׁ | his son or his daughter in the fire}.
Root and etymology
ב־ו־א
“to come, enter”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:10
There shall not be found among you anyone who causes his son and his daughter to pass through the fire, a practitioner of divination , a soothsayer, an interpreter of omens , or a practitioner of sorcery.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 18:10, so the Hebrew word בָּאֵ֑שׁ (baesh) 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.18.10.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.10.W5.S1) and character.