Genesis 15:10:5Gen.15.10.W5TAB
בַּתָּ֔וֶךְ
battavekh
“in the middle”
- Transliteration
- bat-TA-vekh
- Extended
- baht-TAA-vehkh
- IPA
- /batˈtaː.wɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the middle
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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Word in context
- word
bat-TA-vekh
- clause
va-yik-kakh-LO et-kol-EL-leh va-ye-vat-TER o-TAM bat-TA-vekh va-yit-TEN ish-bit-RO lik-ra-AT re-E-hu
- sentence
va-yik-kakh-LO et-kol-EL-leh va-ye-vat-TER o-TAM bat-TA-vekh va-yit-TEN ish-bit-RO lik-ra-AT re-E-hu ve-et-ha-tsi-POR LO va-TAR
Exegesis
Batavekh {בַּתָּוֶךְ | bat-tā-weḵ} “in the middle” specifies the spatial manner of division.
In context — Genesis 15:10
And he took all these and divided them in the middle, and he placed each part opposite its companion , but he did not divide the bird.
About this coordinate
Genesis 15:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 15:10, so the Hebrew word בַּתָּ֔וֶךְ (battavekh) 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 Gen.15.10.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.10.W5.S1) and character.