Leviticus 14:9:17Lev.14.9.W17TAB
בַּמַּ֖יִם
bamayim
“in water”
- Transliteration
- ba-ma-YIM
- Extended
- bah-mah-YEEM
- IPA
- /baˈmajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- in water
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-ma-YIM
- clause
ve-ki-BES et-be-ga-DAV ve-ra-KHATs et-be-sa-RO ba-ma-YIM ve-ta-HER
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ba-YOM hash-vee-EE ye-ga-LAKH et-kahl-seh-ah-ROH et-RO-sho veh-et-ze-KAH-no ve-ET ga-BOT ei-NAV veh-et-kahl-seh-ah-ROH ye-ga-LE-akh ve-ki-BES et-be-ga-DAV ve-ra-KHATs et-be-sa-RO ba-ma-YIM ve-ta-HER
Root and etymology
מ־י־ם
“water”
In context — Leviticus 14:9
And it shall be on the seventh day that he shall shave off all his hair—from his head, his beard, and the eyebrows of his eyes—indeed, all his hair he shall shave off. Then he shall wash his garments and bathe his flesh in water, and he shall be clean.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:9:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Leviticus 14:9, so the Hebrew word בַּמַּ֖יִם (bamayim) 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 Lev.14.9.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.9.W17.S1) and character.