Leviticus 16:19:3Lev.16.19.W3TAB
מִן־הַדָּ֛ם
minhadam
“from the blood”
- Transliteration
- min-ha-DAM
- Extended
- min-hah-DAAM
- IPA
- /min.had.ˈdaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the blood
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
min-ha-DAM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hiz-ZAH a-LAV min-ha-DAM
- clause
ve-hiz-ZAH a-LAV min-ha-DAM be-ets-ba-O SHE-va pe-a-MEEM
- sentence
ve-hiz-ZAH a-LAV min-ha-DAM be-ets-ba-O SHE-va pe-a-MEEM ve-ti-ha-RO ve-kid-SHO mit-TOOM-OT be-NEE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
Min-haddam {מִן־הַדָּ֛ם | min-ha-dām} ‘from the blood’ specifies the sacrificial element, while beetsbao {בְּאֶצְבָּע֖וֹ | bə-ʾeṣ-bā-ʿō} ‘with his finger’ denotes the instrument.
Root and etymology
ד־מ
“blood, life”
In context — Leviticus 16:19
And he shall sprinkle on it from the blood with his finger seven times, and he shall purify it and consecrate it from the uncleannesses of the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 16:19, so the Hebrew word מִן־הַדָּ֛ם (minhadam) 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.16.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.19.W3.S1) and character.