Numbers 18:15:16Num.18.15.W16TAB
בְּכֽוֹר־הַבְּהֵמָ֥ה
bekhorhabehemah
“the firstborn of animal”
- Transliteration
- be-KHOR-ha-be-HE-mah
- Extended
- beh-KHOHR-hah-beh-HEH-maah
- IPA
- /bəˈxoːr.hab.bəheˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the firstborn of animal
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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-KHOR-ha-be-HE-mah
- phraseyour reading level
be-KHOR-ha-be-HE-mah hat-te-ME-ah
- clause
AKH pa-DE tif-DE ET be-KHOR ha-a-DAM ve-ET be-KHOR-ha-be-HE-mah hat-te-ME-ah tif-DE
- sentence
kol-PE-ter RE-khem le-KHOL-ba-SAR a-SHER-yak-ri-VOO la-ye-ho-VAH ba-a-DAM u-va-be-HE-mah yih-YE-le-KHAKH AKH pa-DE tif-DE ET be-KHOR ha-a-DAM ve-ET be-KHOR-ha-be-HE-mah hat-te-ME-ah tif-DE
Exegesis
Direct object markers et {אֵ֚ת | ET} and ve-et {וְאֵ֛ת | ve-ET} clarify the objects bechor {בְּכ֣וֹר | be-KHOR} ‘firstborn’ in the compound bechor-habehemah {בְּכֽוֹר־הַבְּהֵמָ֥ה | be-khor-ha-bhe-MA} modified by ha-tme-AH {הַטְּמֵאָ֖ה | ha-tme-AH} ‘the unclean.’ English word order preserves the Hebrew emphasis on dedication, entitlement, and redemption.
Root and etymology
RootBet, Kaf, Resh
“first issue”
In context — Numbers 18:15
Every first opener of the womb from all flesh that they bring near to the LORD , whether from human or from animal, shall be yours. However, you shall surely redeem the firstborn of a human, and you shall redeem the firstborn of an unclean animal.
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:15:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Numbers 18:15, so the Hebrew word בְּכֽוֹר־הַבְּהֵמָ֥ה (bekhorhabehemah) 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.18.15.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.15.W16.S1) and character.