Numbers 15:29:12Num.15.29.W12TAB
בִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃
bishgagah
“unintentionally”
- Transliteration
- bish-ga-GAH
- Extended
- bish-gah-GAH
- IPA
- /biʃ.gaˈgaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- unintentionally
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bish-ga-GAH
- clause
to-RAH a-KHAT yih-YEH la-KHEM la-o-SEH bish-ga-GAH
- sentence
ha-ez-RAKH biv-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-la-GER ha-GAR be-to-KHAM to-RAH a-KHAT yih-YEH la-KHEM la-o-SEH bish-ga-GAH
Exegesis
The beneficiary expression la-oseh bishgagah {לָעֹשֶׂה֖ בִּשְׁגָגָֽה | la-ʿô-sêh bišgāgāh} ‘for the one who acts unintentionally’ qualifies the law’s applicability. This parallel pairing of noun phrases underscores the universal scope of accountability, demonstrating that both birth status and residence do not affect liability for inadvertent actions.
Root and etymology
ש־ג־ג
“to err”
In context — Numbers 15:29
The native-born among the children of Israel and the foreigner who sojourns among them shall have one law for whoever acts unintentionally.
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:29:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Numbers 15:29, so the Hebrew word בִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃ (bishgagah) 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.15.29.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.29.W12.S1) and character.