Deuteronomy 19:16:3Deut.19.16.W3TAB
בְּאִ֑ישׁ
beish
“against a person”
- Transliteration
- be-ISH
- Extended
- beh-EESH
- IPA
- /bəˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- against a person
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-ISH
- clause
kee-ya-KUM ed-kha-MAS be-ISH
- sentence
kee-ya-KUM ed-kha-MAS be-ISH la-a-NOT BO sa-RAH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bə’îš {בְּאִישׁ | bə-’îš} ‘against a man’ marks the target of testimony.
In context — Deuteronomy 19:16
If a malicious witness arises against a man to testify against him regarding wrongdoing .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 19:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 19:16, so the Hebrew word בְּאִ֑ישׁ (beish) 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.19.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.16.W3.S1) and character.