Numbers 18:17:11Num.18.17.W11TAB
אֶת־דָּמָ֞ם
etdamam
“their blood”
- Transliteration
- et-da-MAM
- Extended
- eht-dah-MAHM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.daˈmaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their blood
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-da-MAM
- clause
et-da-MAM tiz-ROK al-ham-miz-BE-akh ve-ET-khel-BAM tak-TIR ish-SHEH le-RE-akh ni-KHO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
AKH be-KHOR-SHOR o-ve-KHOR KE-sev o-ve-KHOR EZ LO tif-DE KO-desh HEM et-da-MAM tiz-ROK al-ham-miz-BE-akh ve-ET-khel-BAM tak-TIR ish-SHEH le-RE-akh ni-KHO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת | ’ēt} with damam {דָּמָם | dā-mām} introduces the blood for the Qal imperfect tizrok {תִּזְרֹק | tiz-rōq} ‘dash or sprinkle’ upon the altar (ʿal hamizbeach {עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ | ʿal ham-miz-bē-aḥ}).
In context — Numbers 18:17
However, the firstborn of an ox, or the firstborn of a sheep, or the firstborn of a goat, you shall not redeem; they are holy. You shall sprinkle their blood on the altar and burn their fat as an offering by fire for a pleasing aroma to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:17:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Numbers 18:17, so the Hebrew word אֶת־דָּמָ֞ם (etdamam) 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.18.17.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.17.W11.S1) and character.