Leviticus 24:9:5Lev.24.9.W5TAB

בְּמָק֣וֹם

bemakom

in a place

Transliteration
be-ma-KOM
Extended
beh-ma-KOHM
IPA
/bə.maˈqoːm/

Meaning by language

English
in a place

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + מָ + ק֣וֹם
be + ma + kom
bemakom

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Memm as in mother
Qametslong 'ah'
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-ma-KOM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    be-ma-KOM ka-DOSH

  3. clause

    ve-hah-yeh-TAH le-ah-ha-RON oo-leh-vah-NAW va-ah-kha-LU-hoo be-ma-KOM ka-DOSH

  4. sentence

    ve-hah-yeh-TAH le-ah-ha-RON oo-leh-vah-NAW va-ah-kha-LU-hoo be-ma-KOM ka-DOSH KI KO-desh ka-da-SHEEM HU LO meh-ISH-SHEH Ye-ho-VAH khok-o-LAM

Exegesis

The locative expression bəmāqōm qādōsh {בְּמָקוֹם קָדֹשׁ | bə-mā-qōm qā-dōsh} ‘in a holy place’ confines the spatial realm of consumption.

In contextLeviticus 24:9

And it shall be for Aaron and for his sons, and they shall eat it in a holy place, for it is Kodesh Kodashim to him from the fire offerings of the LORD , a perpetual statute.

About this coordinate

Leviticus 24:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 24:9, so the Hebrew word בְּמָק֣וֹם (bemakom) 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.24.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.24.9.W5.S1) and character.