Jeremiah 16:3:7Jer.16.3.W7TAB
בַּמָּק֣וֹם
bamakom
“in the place”
- Transliteration
- ba-ma-KOM
- Extended
- bah-maa-KOHM
- IPA
- /bam.maːˈqoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the place
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-ma-KOM
- phraseyour reading level
ba-ma-KOM ha-ZE
- clause
KI-KHO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH al-ha-ba-NIM ve-al-ha-ba-NOT ha-yil-lo-DIM ba-ma-KOM ha-ZE
- sentence
KI-KHO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH al-ha-ba-NIM ve-al-ha-ba-NOT ha-yil-lo-DIM ba-ma-KOM ha-ZE ve-al-i-mo-TAM ha-yol-de-VOT o-TAM ve-al-a-vo-TAM ha-mo-li-DIM o-TAM ba-A-rets ha-ZOT
Exegesis
Spatial markers bamakom hazeh {בַּמָּק֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה | bam-māqôm haz-zeh} ‘in this place’ and baarets hazot {בָּאָ֥רֶץ הַזֹּֽאת | bā-ʾāreṣ haz-zōṯ} ‘in this land’ anchor the pronouncement to particular and broader locations. The linear, repetitive structure underscores the comprehensive reach of the warning.
Root and etymology
“to stand, place”
In context — Jeremiah 16:3
For thus says the LORD concerning the sons and the daughters who are born in this place, and concerning their mothers who bear them, and concerning their fathers who beget them in this land .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 16:3, so the Hebrew word בַּמָּק֣וֹם (bamakom) 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 Jer.16.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.3.W7.S1) and character.