Deuteronomy 18:20:7Deut.18.20.W7TAB
בִּשְׁמִ֗י
bishmi
“in my name”
- Transliteration
- bish-MI
- Extended
- bish-MEE
- IPA
- /biʃˈmiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in my name
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bish-MI
- clause
AKH ha-na-VI a-SHER ya-ZID le-da-BER da-VAR bish-MI ET a-SHER lo-tsi-vi-TIV le-da-BER va-a-SHER ye-da-BER be-SHEM e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM
- sentence
AKH ha-na-VI a-SHER ya-ZID le-da-BER da-VAR bish-MI ET a-SHER lo-tsi-vi-TIV le-da-BER va-a-SHER ye-da-BER be-SHEM e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM u-MET ha-na-VI ha-HU
Exegesis
The Piel infinitive ledaber {לְדַבֵּר | lə-ḏab-bēr} governs the noun davar {דָּבָר | dā-vār}, and bishmi {בִּשְׁמִי | biš-mî} marks invocation of divine authority.
In context — Deuteronomy 18:20
But the prophet who acts presumptuously to speak a word in my name , which I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods , that prophet shall die.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:20:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 18:20, so the Hebrew word בִּשְׁמִ֗י (bishmi) 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.18.20.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.20.W7.S1) and character.