Judges 21:23:16Judg.21.23.W16TAB
בָּהֶֽם׃
bahem
“in them”
- Transliteration
- ba-HEM
- Extended
- baa-HEHM
- IPA
- /baːˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ba-HEM
- clause
va-YE-le-khu va-ya-SHU-vu el-na-kha-la-TAM va-yiv-NU et-he-a-RIM va-YE-she-vu ba-HEM
- sentence
va-ya-a-SU-KHEN be-NEI bin-ya-MIN va-yis-E-U na-SHIM le-mis-pa-RAM min-ha-me-kho-le-LOT a-SHER ga-ZA-lu va-YE-le-khu va-ya-SHU-vu el-na-kha-la-TAM va-yiv-NU et-he-a-RIM va-YE-she-vu ba-HEM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrases ’el-naḥălātām {אֶל־נַ֣חֲלָתָ֔ם | ’el-na-ḥă-lā-tām} and bāhēm {בָּהֶֽם | bâ-hēm} mark the destination and dwelling place.
In context — Judges 21:23
So the sons of Benjamin took women according to their number from the dancers whom they had captured, and then they returned to their inheritance . They rebuilt the cities and settled in them.
About this coordinate
Judges 21:23:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Judges 21:23, so the Hebrew word בָּהֶֽם׃ (bahem) 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 Judg.21.23.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.23.W16.S1) and character.