Leviticus 17:13:16Lev.17.13.W16TAB
אֶת־דָּמ֔וֹ
etdamo
“its blood”
- Transliteration
- et-da-MO
- Extended
- et-dah-MOH
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.daˈmoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- its blood
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-da-MO
- clause
veh-SHA-fakh et-da-MO veh-khi-SAA-hoo be-a-FAR
- sentence
ve-ISH ISH mih-BEH-NEH yis-ra-EL oo-min-ha-GER ha-GAR be-to-KHAM a-SHER ya-TSUD TSEID khai-YA OHF a-SHER ye-a-KHEL veh-SHA-fakh et-da-MO veh-khi-SAA-hoo be-a-FAR
Exegesis
The direct object marker ʾet {אֶת | ʾet} before dāmmô {דָּמוֹ | dāmmô} highlights the sacredness of blood in covenant practice.
In context — Leviticus 17:13
And any man of the sons of Israel, or from the stranger who sojourns among them, who hunts prey—animal or bird—that may be eaten, shall pour out its blood and cover it with dust .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 17:13:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Leviticus 17:13, so the Hebrew word אֶת־דָּמ֔וֹ (etdamo) 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.17.13.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.13.W16.S1) and character.