Genesis 17:25:6Gen.17.25.W6TAB
בְּהִ֨מֹּל֔וֹ
behimmolo
“when he was circumcised”
- Transliteration
- be-him-mo-LO
- Extended
- beh-him-moh-LOH
- IPA
- /bə.him.mo.ˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- when he was circumcised
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 ET be-SAR or-la-TO
- sentence
ve-yish-ma-EL be-NO ben-she-LOSH es-RE sha-NA be-him-mo-LO ET be-SAR or-la-TO
Exegesis
The infinitive construct be-him-mo-lo {בְּהִ֨מֹּל֔וֹ | bə-him-mō-lô} with preposition introduces a temporal clause “at his being circumcised,” situating the age at that event.
In context — Genesis 17:25
Ishmael, his son , was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:25:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 17:25, so the Hebrew word בְּהִ֨מֹּל֔וֹ (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.17.25.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.25.W6.S1) and character.