Numbers 18:15:2Num.18.15.W2TAB
רֶ֠חֶם
rekhem
“the womb”
- Transliteration
- RE-khem
- Extended
- REH-khem
- IPA
- /ˈrɛχɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the womb
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
RE-khem
- phraseyour reading level
kol-PE-ter RE-khem
- clause
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
- 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
The verse begins with kol {כָּל | kol} ‘every’ as a universal quantifier, immediately followed by the construct phrase peter rechem {פֶּ֣טֶר רֶ֠חֶם | pe-ter re-chem} ‘opener of the womb’ specifying firstborn status.
Root and etymology
Rootr-ch-m
“womb, compassion”
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 18:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 18:15, so the Hebrew word רֶ֠חֶם (rekhem) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.15.W2.S1) and character.