Leviticus 15:10:13Lev.15.10.W13TAB
בַּמַּ֖יִם
bahmayim
“in water”
- Transliteration
- bah-MA-yim
- Extended
- bah-MAA-yim
- IPA
- /bamˈma.jim/
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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Word in context
- word
bah-MA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
veh-ra-KHATS bah-MA-yim
- clause
veh-ha-no-SEH oh-TAM ye-kha-BES beh-ga-DAW veh-ra-KHATS bah-MA-yim veh-ta-MEH ad-ha-A-rev
- sentence
veh-KOL-ha-no-GEH-ah beh-KOL a-SHER yih-YEH takh-TAW yit-MA ad-ha-A-rev veh-ha-no-SEH oh-TAM ye-kha-BES beh-ga-DAW veh-ra-KHATS bah-MA-yim veh-ta-MEH ad-ha-A-rev
Exegesis
The second clause mirrors this pattern: vehanose {וְהַנּוֹשֵׂא | wə-hanōśēʾ} parallels hanôgēa, followed by the Piel yechabes {יְכַבֵּס | yĕ-ḥabbēs} “shall wash” with begadav {בְּגָדָיו | bə-ɡā·dāyw}, and the Qal perfect verakhats {וְרָחַץ | wə-rāḥaṣ} “bathe” with bamayim {בַּמַּיִם | ba-mayyim}.
Root and etymology
RootMem-Yod-Mem
“water”
In context — Leviticus 15:10
And anyone who touches anything under him shall be unclean until evening; and anyone who carries them shall wash his garments and bathe in water and shall be unclean until evening.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 15:10:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Leviticus 15:10, so the Hebrew word בַּמַּ֖יִם (bahmayim) 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.15.10.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.15.10.W13.S1) and character.