Leviticus 20:27:11Lev.20.27.W11TAB
יִרְגְּמ֥וּ
yirgehmoo
“stone”
- Transliteration
- yir-geh-MOO
- Extended
- yir-geh-MOO
- IPA
- /jir.gəˈmuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- stone
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yir-geh-MOO
- phraseyour reading level
yir-geh-MOO oh-TAM
- clause
bah-EH-ven yir-geh-MOO oh-TAM deh-MEE-HEM BAM
- sentence
veh-ISH oh-ish-SHAH kee-yih-YEH va-HEM OV oh yid-eh-oh-NEE MOT yoo-ma-TU bah-EH-ven yir-geh-MOO oh-TAM deh-MEE-HEM BAM
Exegesis
The instrumental clause bā·’eḇen yirgemû {בָּאֶ֛בֶן יִרְגְּמוּ | bā·’eḇen yirgemû} prescribes execution by stoning.
In context — Leviticus 20:27
Any man or woman who is a medium or a spiritist shall surely be put to death; with stones they shall stone them; their blood is upon them.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 20:27:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Leviticus 20:27, so the Hebrew word יִרְגְּמ֥וּ (yirgehmoo) 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.20.27.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.27.W11.S1) and character.