Leviticus 20:17:6Lev.20.17.W6TAB
בַת־אִ֠מּוֹ
batimo
“daughter of his mother”
- Transliteration
- bat-i-MO
- Extended
- baht-ih-MOH
- IPA
- /bat.ʔimˈmoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- daughter of his mother
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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
bat-i-MO
- phraseyour reading level
bat-a-VIV OH bat-i-MO
- clause
ve-EESH a-SHER-yi-KAKH ET-a-KHO-to bat-a-VIV OH bat-i-MO ve-ra-AH ET-er-va-TAH ve-HEE-tir-EH ET-er-va-TO KHE-sed HU ve-nikh-re-TOO le-eh-NEE be-NEY am-MAM
- sentence
ve-EESH a-SHER-yi-KAKH ET-a-KHO-to bat-a-VIV OH bat-i-MO ve-ra-AH ET-er-va-TAH ve-HEE-tir-EH ET-er-va-TO KHE-sed HU ve-nikh-re-TOO le-eh-NEE be-NEY am-MAM er-VAT a-KHO-to gil-LAH a-vo-NO yi-SA
Exegesis
The construct phrases bat-aviv {בַּת־אָבִ֣יו | baṯ-ʾāḇîw} and bat-imo {בַת־אִ֠מּוֹ | baṯ-immô}, linked by o {א֣וֹ | ʾōw}, specify sibling relationships.
In context — Leviticus 20:17
If a man takes his sister, whether his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter, and he sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace . They shall be cut off in the sight of the sons of their people; for he has uncovered his sister’s nakedness, and he shall bear his iniquity.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 20:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 20:17, so the Hebrew word בַת־אִ֠מּוֹ (batimo) 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.20.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.17.W6.S1) and character.