Leviticus 15:21:6Lev.15.21.W6TAB
בַּמַּ֖יִם
bammayeem
“in the water”
- Transliteration
- bam-MA-YEEM
- Extended
- bam-MA-YEEM
- IPA
- /bamˈmajiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the 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
bam-MA-YEEM
- phraseyour reading level
veh-ra-KHATS bam-MA-YEEM
- clause
yeh-kha-BES beh-GAH-DAAV veh-ra-KHATS bam-MA-YEEM veh-ta-MEH ahd-ha-AA-rev
- sentence
veh-khohl-ha-noh-geh-AH beh-mish-KAH-VAH yeh-kha-BES beh-GAH-DAAV veh-ra-KHATS bam-MA-YEEM veh-ta-MEH ahd-ha-AA-rev
Root and etymology
RootMem Yod Mem
“water, liquid”
In context — Leviticus 15:21
And anyone who touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe in water, and he will remain unclean until evening.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 15:21:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 15:21, so the Hebrew word בַּמַּ֖יִם (bammayeem) 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.15.21.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.15.21.W6.S1) and character.