Genesis 21:16:11Gen.21.16.W11TAB
בְּמ֣וֹת
bemot
“the death of”
- Transliteration
- be-MOT
- Extended
- beh-MOHT
- IPA
- /bə.ˈmoːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the death of
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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-MOT
- phraseyour reading level
be-MOT ha-YA-led
- clause
va-te-LEKH va-TE-shev LAH min-NE-ged har-KHEK ki-me-ta-kha-VEI KE-shet KI am-RA al-er-E be-MOT ha-YA-led
- sentence
va-te-LEKH va-TE-shev LAH min-NE-ged har-KHEK ki-me-ta-kha-VEI KE-shet KI am-RA al-er-E be-MOT ha-YA-led va-TE-shev min-NE-ged va-ti-SA et-ko-LAH vat-TEVK
Exegesis
The construct bemot hayeled {בְּמוֹת הַיֶּלֶד | bə-môṯ hay-ye-leḏ} ‘in the death of the boy’ ties her plea to the child’s fate.
In context — Genesis 21:16
She went and sat down by herself, opposite, at a distance like the range of a bow, for she said, “Let me not see the death of the boy .” And she sat opposite and lifted her voice and wept.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:16:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Genesis 21:16, so the Hebrew word בְּמ֣וֹת (bemot) 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.21.16.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.16.W11.S1) and character.