Numbers 15:18:6Num.15.18.W6TAB
בְּבֹֽאֲכֶם֙
bevoakhem
“when you come”
- Transliteration
- be-vo-a-KHEM
- Extended
- beh-voh-ah-KHEHM
- IPA
- /bəvo.ʔăˈxem/
Meaning by language
- English
- when you come
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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
be-vo-a-KHEM
- clause
be-vo-a-KHEM el-ha-A-retz a-SHER a-NI me-VI et-KHEM sha-MAH
- sentence
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM be-vo-a-KHEM el-ha-A-retz a-SHER a-NI me-VI et-KHEM sha-MAH
Exegesis
The temporal clause is introduced by the Qal infinitive construct bə-ḇō-ʾa-ḵĕm {בְּבֹאֲכֶם֙ | bə-ḇō-ʾa-ḵĕm}, “when you enter,” which sets the condition.
In context — Numbers 15:18
Speak to the Israelites and say to them, When you enter the land that I am bringing you into,
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:18:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 15:18, so the Hebrew word בְּבֹֽאֲכֶם֙ (bevoakhem) 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 Num.15.18.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.18.W6.S1) and character.