Deuteronomy 23:11:4Deut.23.11.W4TABWLC Deuteronomy 23:12
בַּמָּיִם
bamayim
“in water”
- Transliteration
- ba-MA-yim
- Extended
- bah-MA-yeem
- IPA
- /bamˈmajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- in water
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ba-MA-yim
- sentence
ve-ha-YA lif-NOT-E-rev yir-KHATS ba-MA-yim u-ke-BO ha-SHE-mesh ya-VO el-TOKH ha-ma-KHA-neh
Exegesis
The imperfect yirchatz {יִרְחַץ | yir-ḥǎṣ} ‘he shall wash’ conveys obligation, while the prepositional phrase bamayim {בַּמָּיִם | ba-mā-yim} ‘in the water’ specifies ritual purification.
In context — Deuteronomy 23:11
And it shall be that at evening he must wash himself in water; and when the sun sets he may enter the camp.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 23:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 23:11, so the Hebrew word בַּמָּיִם (bamayim) 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.23.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.23.11.W4.S1) and character.