Numbers 15:29:6Num.15.29.W6TAB
בְּתוֹכָ֑ם
betokham
“among them”
- Transliteration
- be-to-KHAM
- Extended
- beh-toh-KHAHM
- IPA
- /bətoˈxam/
Meaning by language
- English
- among them
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-to-KHAM
- phraseyour reading level
ha-GAR be-to-KHAM
- clause
ha-ez-RAKH biv-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-la-GER ha-GAR be-to-KHAM
- 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
A parallel structure introduces ve-lager hagar betokham {וְלַגֵּ֖ר הַגָּ֣ר בְּתוֹכָ֑ם | wə-laggêr hā-gâr bə-to-kham} ‘and the foreigner who sojourns among them’, extending the statute to resident aliens.
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 15:29:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 15:29, so the Hebrew word בְּתוֹכָ֑ם (betokham) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.29.W6.S1) and character.