Leviticus 20:27:4Lev.20.27.W4TAB
בָהֶ֥ם
vahem
“among them”
- Transliteration
- va-HEM
- Extended
- vah-HEM
- IPA
- /vaːˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- among them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
va-HEM
- phraseyour reading level
kee-yih-YEH va-HEM OV
- clause
veh-ISH oh-ish-SHAH kee-yih-YEH va-HEM OV oh yid-eh-oh-NEE MOT yoo-ma-TU
- 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 conditional clause kî yiḥyēh bāhēm {כִּֽי־יִהְיֶ֨ה בָהֶ֥ם | kî yiḥyēh bāhēm} introduces a hypothetical presence.
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 20:27:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 20:27, so the Hebrew word בָהֶ֥ם (vahem) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.27.W4.S1) and character.