Exodus 22:28:5Exod.22.28.W5TABWLC Exodus 22:27
בְּעַמְּךָ֖
beammekha
“among your people”
- Transliteration
- be-am-me-KHA
- Extended
- beh-ahm-meh-KHAA
- IPA
- /bə.ʕam.mə.ˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- among your people
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 | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
be-am-me-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-na-SI be-am-me-KHA
- clause
ve-na-SI be-am-me-KHA LO ta-OR
- sentence
e-lo-HIM LO te-ka-LEL ve-na-SI be-am-me-KHA LO ta-OR
Exegesis
The construct phrase be-ʿam-mə-ḵā {בְּעַמְּךָ | bə-ʿam-mə-ḵā} ‘among your people’ localizes the second command within the communal setting. The English rendering preserves the repetitive “you shall not … and you shall not …” pattern to maintain legal parallelism and emphasis.
In context — Exodus 22:28
You shall not speak curses against God , and you shall not pronounce a curse upon a ruler among your people.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:28:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 22:28, so the Hebrew word בְּעַמְּךָ֖ (beammekha) 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.22.28.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.28.W5.S1) and character.