Exodus 23:27:8Exod.23.27.W8TAB
בָּהֶ֑ם
bahem
“against them”
- Transliteration
- ba-HEM
- Extended
- bah-HEHM
- IPA
- /baːˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- against them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-HEM
- clause
ET-EE-ma-TI a-shal-LAKH le-fa-NE-kha ve-ha-mo-TI ET-KOL-ha-AM a-SHER ta-VO ba-HEM
- sentence
ET-EE-ma-TI a-shal-LAKH le-fa-NE-kha ve-ha-mo-TI ET-KOL-ha-AM a-SHER ta-VO ba-HEM ve-na-ta-TI EET-KOL-oi-VE-kha e-LE-kha O-ref
Exegesis
A relative clause introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} “who” with the imperfect tavo bahem {תָּבֹא בָּהֶם | tā-vōʾ bā-hem} qualifies “the people.”
In context — Exodus 23:27
I will send my terror before you; I will throw into confusion all the people among whom you go; and I will cause all your enemies to turn their backs toward you.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:27:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 23:27, so the Hebrew word בָּהֶ֑ם (bahem) 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.23.27.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.27.W8.S1) and character.