Genesis 17:24:5Gen.17.24.W5TAB
בְּהִמֹּל֖וֹ
behimmolo
“at his circumcision”
- Transliteration
- be-him-mo-LO
- Extended
- beh-him-moh-LOH
- IPA
- /bə.him.moˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- at his circumcision
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
be-him-mo-LO
- clause
be-him-mo-LO be-SAR or-la-TO
- sentence
ve-av-ra-HAM ben-tish-EEM va-TE-sha sha-NA be-him-mo-LO be-SAR or-la-TO
Exegesis
The temporal infinitive clause be-himolo {בְּהִמֹּל֖וֹ | bə-him-mō-lô}, built on a Niphal infinitive construct with a third person masculine singular suffix, indicates the precise moment described.
In context — Genesis 17:24
And Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:24:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 17:24, so the Hebrew word בְּהִמֹּל֖וֹ (behimmolo) 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.17.24.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.24.W5.S1) and character.