Leviticus 20:16:13Lev.20.16.W13TAB

בָּֽם׃

bahm

upon them

Transliteration
BAHM
Extended
BAAHM
IPA
/baːm/

Meaning by language

English
upon them

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    BAHM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    deh-mei-HEM BAHM

  3. clause

    MOT yoo-ma-TOO deh-mei-HEM BAHM

  4. 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 contextLeviticus 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 20:16:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Leviticus 20:16, so the Hebrew word בָּֽם׃ (bahm) 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.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.16.W13.S1) and character.