Leviticus 17:8:9Lev.17.8.W9TAB
בְּתוֹכָ֑ם
betokham
“among them”
- Transliteration
- be-to-KHAM
- Extended
- beh-toh-KHAHM
- 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
a-sher-ya-GUR be-to-KHAM
- clause
va-a-le-HEM to-MAR ISH ISH mi-BEIT yis-ra-EL u-min-ha-GER a-sher-ya-GUR be-to-KHAM
- sentence
va-a-le-HEM to-MAR ISH ISH mi-BEIT yis-ra-EL u-min-ha-GER a-sher-ya-GUR be-to-KHAM a-sher-ya-a-LEH o-LAH o-za-VAKh
Exegesis
Two successive relative clauses, asher-yagur betokham {אֲשֶׁר־יָג֣וּר בְּתוֹכָ֑ם | ʾă-šer-yā-gūr bə-tō-kām} and asher-ya’aleh {אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲלֶ֥ה | ʾă-šer-yaʿă-lêh}, function as identifying modifiers for residence and cultic action.
In context — Leviticus 17:8
And to them you shall say: “Any man from the house of Israel or from the sojourner who dwells among them, who offers up a burnt offering or a sacrifice,
About this coordinate
Leviticus 17:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 17:8, so the Hebrew word בְּתוֹכָ֑ם (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.17.8.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.8.W9.S1) and character.