Leviticus 15:17:7Lev.15.17.W7TAB
בַּמַּ֖יִם
bamayim
“in water”
- Transliteration
- ba-MA-yim
- Extended
- bah-MAH-yim
- IPA
- /bam.ˈma.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
ba-MA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
veh-khoo-BAS ba-MA-yim
- clause
veh-khoo-BAS ba-MA-yim veh-ta-MEH ad-ha-AH-rev
- sentence
ve-KHOL-BE-ged ve-KHOL-OR a-SHER-YIH-YEH a-LAV shikh-VAT-ZA-ra veh-khoo-BAS ba-MA-yim veh-ta-MEH ad-ha-AH-rev
Exegesis
The instrumental phrase ba-mayim {בַּמַּיִם | ba-ma-yim} ‘in the water’ denotes the cleansing medium, reflecting water’s ritual function.
Root and etymology
RootMem Yod Mem
“water, liquid”
In context — Leviticus 15:17
And every garment and every leather which has semen upon it shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the evening.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 15:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 15:17, 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.15.17.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.15.17.W7.S1) and character.