Deuteronomy 21:11:6Deut.21.11.W6TAB
בָ֔הּ
bah
“her”
- Transliteration
- BAH
- Extended
- BAAH
- IPA
- /baːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- her
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BAH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-kha-shak-TA BAH
- clause
ve-kha-shak-TA BAH ve-la-kakh-TA le-KHA le-i-SHA
- sentence
ve-ra-i-TA ba-shiv-YA E-shet ye-FAT-TO-ar ve-kha-shak-TA BAH ve-la-kakh-TA le-KHA le-i-SHA
Exegesis
The narrative continues with ve-chashakta {וְחָשַׁקְתָּ | wə-ḥā-šaq-tā} “and you desired” plus the pronominal suffix vah {בָהּ | bāh} “her,” expressing volitional emotion.
Root and etymology
h-valeph–he–beth
“to love”
In context — Deuteronomy 21:11
And when you see among the captives a woman of beautiful form, and you desire her , then you may take her for yourself as a wife.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 21:11, so the Hebrew word בָ֔הּ (bah) 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.21.11.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.11.W6.S1) and character.