Leviticus 15:5:8Lev.15.5.W8TAB
בַּמַּ֖יִם
bamayim
“in water”
- Transliteration
- ba-MA-yim
- Extended
- bah-MAA-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
ve-ra-KHATS ba-MA-yim
- clause
ye-kha-BES be-ga-DAV ve-ra-KHATS ba-MA-yim ve-ta-ME ad-ha-A-rev
- sentence
ve-ISH a-SHER yi-GA be-mish-KA-vo ye-kha-BES be-ga-DAV ve-ra-KHATS ba-MA-yim ve-ta-ME ad-ha-A-rev
Exegesis
The medium bamayim {בַּמַּיִם | ba-ma-yīm} ‘in water’ marks the ritual substance.
Root and etymology
RootMem Yod Mem
“water, liquid”
In context — Leviticus 15:5
And a man who touches his bed shall wash his clothes , and bathe in water , and he shall be unclean until the evening.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 15:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 15:5, 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.15.5.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.15.5.W8.S1) and character.