Leviticus 21:15:3Lev.21.15.W3TAB
בְּעַמָּ֑יו
beamav
“among his people”
- Transliteration
- be-am-AV
- Extended
- beh-ahm-AV
- IPA
- /bəʕamˈmaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- among his people
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
be-am-AV
- clause
ve-LO-ye-khal-LEL zar-O be-am-AV
- sentence
ve-LO-ye-khal-LEL zar-O be-am-AV KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH me-kad-DEH-sho
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase be'ammav {בְּעַמָּ֑יו | bə-ʿam-māv} ‘among his people’ situates the prohibition within a communal context.
In context — Leviticus 21:15
And he shall not profane his offspring among his people, for I am the LORD who makes him holy .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 21:15, so the Hebrew word בְּעַמָּ֑יו (beamav) 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.21.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.15.W3.S1) and character.