Leviticus 16:24:3Lev.16.24.W3TAB
בַמַּ֙יִם֙
bamayim
“in water”
- Transliteration
- ba-MA-yim
- Extended
- bah-MAA-yim
- IPA
- /bamˈmajim/
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-RAH-KHATS et-be-sa-RO ba-MA-yim
- clause
veh-RAH-KHATS et-be-sa-RO ba-MA-yim be-ma-KOM ka-DOSH ve-la-VASH et-be-ga-DAV
- sentence
veh-RAH-KHATS et-be-sa-RO ba-MA-yim be-ma-KOM ka-DOSH ve-la-VASH et-be-ga-DAV ve-ya-TSA ve-a-SA et-o-la-TOH ve-et-o-LAT ha-AM ve-ki-PER ba-a-DO u-ve-AD ha-AM
Exegesis
The locative phrase bamayim bemakom kadosh {בַמַּיִם בְּמָקוֹם קָדֹשׁ | bä-mä-yim bə-mā-qôm qā-ḏôš} defines the sanctified setting.
In context — Leviticus 16:24
And he shall wash his flesh in water in a holy place , and he shall put on his garments, and he shall go out and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people, and he shall make atonement for himself and for the people.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:24:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 16:24, so the Hebrew word בַמַּ֙יִם֙ (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.16.24.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.24.W3.S1) and character.