Exodus 22:19:2Exod.22.19.W2TABWLC Exodus 22:18
עִם־בְּהֵמָ֖ה
imbehema
“with an animal”
- Transliteration
- im-be-he-MA
- Extended
- im-beh-heh-MAA
- IPA
- /ʕim.bə.heːˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- with an animal
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
im-be-he-MA
- phraseyour reading level
kol-sho-KHEV im-be-he-MA
- sentence
kol-sho-KHEV im-be-he-MA MOT yoo-MAT
Exegesis
The preposition im {עִם | ʿim} ‘with’ links this action to the noun behemah {בְּהֵמָה | bə-hê-māh} ‘animal’, specifying a non-human partner.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–he–mem
“beast, animal”
In context — Exodus 22:19
Any person who lies with an animal must surely be put to death.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 22:19, so the Hebrew word עִם־בְּהֵמָ֖ה (imbehema) 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 Exod.22.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.19.W2.S1) and character.