Leviticus 22:32:6Lev.22.32.W6TAB
בְּת֖וֹךְ
betokh
“in the midst of”
- Transliteration
- be-TOKH
- Extended
- beh-TOHKH
- IPA
- /bəˈtoːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the midst of
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-TOKH
- clause
ve-LO te-khal-le-LU et-SHEM kahd-SHI ve-nik-dash-TI be-TOKH be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-LO te-khal-le-LU et-SHEM kahd-SHI ve-nik-dash-TI be-TOKH be-NEI yis-ra-EL a-NI Ye-ho-VAH me-kad-DISH-KHEM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase be-tokh benei Yisrael {בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | bə-tôk bə-nê yiś-rā-ʾēl} ‘among the sons of Israel’ localizes the divine response.
In context — Leviticus 22:32
And you shall not profane My holy name, so that I may be sanctified among the Israelites. I am the LORD who makes you holy .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:32:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 22:32, so the Hebrew word בְּת֖וֹךְ (betokh) 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.22.32.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.32.W6.S1) and character.