Leviticus 20:16:12Lev.20.16.W12TAB
דְּמֵיהֶ֥ם
dehmeihem
“their blood”
- Transliteration
- deh-mei-HEM
- Extended
- deh-mee-HEM
- IPA
- /dəmeˈhem/
Meaning by language
- English
- their blood
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
deh-mei-HEM
- phraseyour reading level
deh-mei-HEM BAHM
- clause
MOT yoo-ma-TOO deh-mei-HEM BAHM
- sentence
veh-ISH-SHAH a-SHER tik-RAV el-kol-be-he-MAH leh-riv-AH o-TAH veh-hah-rag-TAA et-hah-ish-SHAH veh-et-hab-beh-heh-MAAH MOT yoo-ma-TOO deh-mei-HEM BAHM
Exegesis
Finally, the phrase dəmêhem bām {דְּמֵיהֶם בָּם | də-mê-hem bām} ‘their blood is on them’ ascribes forensic culpability, underscoring personal liability. The repetition of direct object markers and the pairing of the infinitive absolute with the imperfect intensify the law’s universal scope and severity.
In context — Leviticus 20:16
And a woman who approaches any animal for mating with it shall be killed—both the woman and the animal. They shall surely be put to death; their blood is on them.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 20:16:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Leviticus 20:16, so the Hebrew word דְּמֵיהֶ֥ם (dehmeihem) 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.20.16.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.16.W12.S1) and character.