Leviticus 19:16:3Lev.19.16.W3TAB
בְּעַמֶּ֔יךָ
beammekha
“among your people”
- Transliteration
- be-am-ME-kha
- Extended
- beh-am-MEH-kha
- IPA
- /bə.ʕamˈmeːxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- among your people
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 | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
be-am-ME-kha
- clause
loh-te-LEKH ra-KHIL be-am-ME-kha LO ta-a-MOD al-DAM re-E-kha
- sentence
loh-te-LEKH ra-KHIL be-am-ME-kha LO ta-a-MOD al-DAM re-E-kha a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
In context — Leviticus 19:16
You shall not go about as a slanderer among your people; you shall not stand against the blood of your neighbor. I am the LORD.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 19:16, so the Hebrew word בְּעַמֶּ֔יךָ (beammekha) 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.19.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.16.W3.S1) and character.