Leviticus 23:21:2Lev.23.21.W2TAB
בְּעֶ֣צֶם
behehtsem
“same”
- Transliteration
- beh-EH-TSEM
- Extended
- beh-EH-TSEM
- IPA
- /bəˈʕɛtsɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- same
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
beh-EH-TSEM
- phraseyour reading level
beh-EH-TSEM ha-YOM ha-ZEH
- clause
oo-keh-RAA-tehm beh-EH-TSEM ha-YOM ha-ZEH mik-RAA-KOH-desh yih-YEH la-KHEM kol-meh-LEH-khet a-vo-DAH LO ta-ah-SOO
- sentence
oo-keh-RAA-tehm beh-EH-TSEM ha-YOM ha-ZEH mik-RAA-KOH-desh yih-YEH la-KHEM kol-meh-LEH-khet a-vo-DAH LO ta-ah-SOO khoo-KAHT o-LAM be-KHOL-mosh-vo-TEE-khem le-do-ro-TEE-khem
Exegesis
The translation preserves the Hebrew clause order, beginning with ukratem {וּקְרָאתֶם | wə-qə-rā́ʾ-tem} ‘and you shall proclaim’ followed by be‘etsem hayom hazeh {בְּעֶצֶם הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה | bə-‘e-ṣem ha-yōm ha-zēh} ‘on this very day’ using the vav-consecutive for imperative force and the preposition בְּ to emphasize exact timing.
Root and etymology
Rootayin-tsade-mem
“essence”
In context — Leviticus 23:21
And you shall proclaim on this very day a holy convocation for you. You shall do no work of labor. It is a statute forever in all your dwelling places, throughout your generations .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 23:21, so the Hebrew word בְּעֶ֣צֶם (behehtsem) 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.23.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.21.W2.S1) and character.