Leviticus 7:2:1Lev.7.2.W1TAB
בִּמְק֗וֹם
bimkom
“in the place”
- Transliteration
- bim-KOM
- Extended
- bihm-KOHM
- IPA
- /bim.ˈqoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the place
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bim-KOM
- clause
bim-KOM a-SHER yish-kha-TU et-ha-o-LAH yish-kha-TU et-ha-a-SHAM
- sentence
bim-KOM a-SHER yish-kha-TU et-ha-o-LAH yish-kha-TU et-ha-a-SHAM ve-et-da-MO yiz-ROK al-ham-miz-BE-akh sa-VIV
Exegesis
bim-qom {בִּמְקוֹם | bĭm-qôm} ‘in the place’ opens a locative clause marking the ritual context, followed by the relative particle asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} ‘where’ introducing the slaughter location.
In context — Leviticus 7:2
In the place where they slaughter the burnt offering , they shall slaughter the guilt offering, and its blood he shall throw against the altar all around.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 7:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 7:2, so the Hebrew word בִּמְק֗וֹם (bimkom) 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.7.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.7.2.W1.S1) and character.