Leviticus 17:10:7Lev.17.10.W7TAB
בְּתוֹכָ֔ם
betokham
“among them”
- Transliteration
- be-to-KHAM
- Extended
- beh-toh-KHAAM
- IPA
- /bətoˈxam/
Meaning by language
- English
- among them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-to-KHAM
- phraseyour reading level
ha-GAR be-to-KHAM
- clause
ve-ISH ISH mi-BEIT yis-ra-EL u-min-ha-GER ha-GAR be-to-KHAM a-SHER yo-KHAL kol-DAM
- sentence
ve-ISH ISH mi-BEIT yis-ra-EL u-min-ha-GER ha-GAR be-to-KHAM a-SHER yo-KHAL kol-DAM ve-na-ta-TI fa-NAI ba-NE-fesh ha-o-KHE-let et-ha-DAM ve-hikh-ra-TI o-TAH mi-KE-rev am-MAH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the distributive expression ve-ish ish {וְאִישׁ אִישׁ | wə-’îš ’îš} ‘any man,’ applying universally to Israelites (mi-beit yisrael {מִבֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל | mîbbêt Yiśrā’ēl}) and resident foreigners (ha-ger ha-gar {הַגֵּר הַגָּר | ha-gêr ha-gār}) in their midst (be-tokham {בְּתוֹכָם | bə-tôkām}).
In context — Leviticus 17:10
Should any man of the house of Israel or any sojourner residing among them eat blood, I will set My face against the nefesh consuming blood and will cut that person off from among his people.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 17:10:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 17:10, so the Hebrew word בְּתוֹכָ֔ם (betokham) 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.17.10.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.10.W7.S1) and character.