Leviticus 16:28:7Lev.16.28.W7TAB
בַּמָּ֑יִם
bamayim
“in the water”
- Transliteration
- ba-MA-yim
- Extended
- bah-MAA-yim
- IPA
- /bam.ˈma.jim/
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
- clause
ve-ha-so-REF o-TAM ye-kha-BES be-ga-DAV ve-rah-KHATS et-be-sa-RO ba-MA-yim
- sentence
ve-ha-so-REF o-TAM ye-kha-BES be-ga-DAV ve-rah-KHATS et-be-sa-RO ba-MA-yim ve-a-kha-REI-KHEN ya-VO el-ha-ma-kha-NEH
Exegesis
Bamayim {בַּמָּיִם | ba-mā-yim} ‘in the water’ specifies the cleansing medium.
In context — Leviticus 16:28
And the one who burns them shall wash his garments and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he may enter the camp.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:28:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 16:28, so the Hebrew word בַּמָּ֑יִם (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.16.28.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.28.W7.S1) and character.