Numbers 18:15:7Num.18.15.W7TAB
וּבַבְּהֵמָ֖ה
uvabehemah
“and among the animals”
- Transliteration
- u-va-be-HE-mah
- Extended
- oo-vah-beh-HEH-maah
- IPA
- /uvab.bəheˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and among the animals
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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
u-va-be-HE-mah
- phraseyour reading level
ba-a-DAM u-va-be-HE-mah
- 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 paired prepositional phrases ba-a-dam {בָּאָדָ֥ם | ba-a-dam} and u-va-bhe-ma {וּבַבְּהֵמָ֖ה | u-va-bhe-ma} create a merism that underscores inclusivity.
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 18:15:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 18:15, so the Hebrew word וּבַבְּהֵמָ֖ה (uvabehemah) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.15.W7.S1) and character.