Leviticus 24:21:2Lev.24.21.W2TAB
בְהֵמָ֖ה
behemah
“animal”
- Transliteration
- be-he-MAH
- Extended
- beh-heh-MAA
- IPA
- /bə.heˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- animal
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-he-MAH
- phraseyour reading level
oo-ma-KEH be-he-MAH
- clause
oo-ma-KEH be-he-MAH ye-shal-le-MEN-nah
- sentence
oo-ma-KEH be-he-MAH ye-shal-le-MEN-nah oo-ma-KEH ah-DAAM yoo-MAAT
Exegesis
Each clause features a definite object—behemah {בְהֵמָ֖ה | behēmah} ‘animal’ in the first and adam {אָדָ֖ם | ʾāḏām} ‘human being’ in the second.
Root and etymology
RootBet-Heh-Mem
“beast, livestock”
In context — Leviticus 24:21
And whoever kills an animal shall make restitution for it, but whoever kills a human being shall be put to death .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 24:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 24:21, so the Hebrew word בְהֵמָ֖ה (behemah) 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.24.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.24.21.W2.S1) and character.