Leviticus 21:5:3Lev.21.5.W3TAB
בְּרֹאשָׁ֔ם
berosham
“on their heads”
- Transliteration
- be-ro-SHAM
- Extended
- beh-roh-SHAAM
- IPA
- /bəroːˈʃaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- on their heads
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 | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-ro-SHAM
- clause
lo-yik-re-KHU kar-KHA be-ro-SHAM u-fe-AT ze-ka-NAM LO ye-gal-LE-khu
- sentence
lo-yik-re-KHU kar-KHA be-ro-SHAM u-fe-AT ze-ka-NAM LO ye-gal-LE-khu u-vi-vsa-RAM LO yis-re-TU sa-ra-TET
Root and etymology
š-mshin-mem
“name, reputation”
In context — Leviticus 21:5
They must not make baldness on their heads, nor shave off the edge of their beards, nor make any incision in their flesh.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 21:5, so the Hebrew word בְּרֹאשָׁ֔ם (berosham) 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.21.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.5.W3.S1) and character.