Numbers 18:20:10Num.18.20.W10TAB
בְּתוֹכָ֑ם
betokham
“among them”
- Transliteration
- be-to-KHAM
- Extended
- beh-toh-KHAHM
- IPA
- /bətoˈχam/
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
- clause
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH el-a-ha-RON be-ar-TSAM LO tin-KHAL ve-HE-lek lo-yi-hye le-KHA be-to-KHAM
- sentence
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH el-a-ha-RON be-ar-TSAM LO tin-KHAL ve-HE-lek lo-yi-hye le-KHA be-to-KHAM a-NI khel-ke-KHA ve-na-cha-lat-KHA be-TOKH be-NEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The alternating prepositions bəṯōḵām {בְּתוֹכָ֑ם | bəṯōḵām} and bəṯōḵ bənē yiśrāʾēl {בְּת֖וֹךְ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | bəṯōḵ bənē yiśrāʾēl} bracket the communal context, emphasizing Israel’s collective identity. The English translation preserves these parallelisms, carefully reproducing the negated verbs and the emphatic “I am” formulation.
In context — Numbers 18:20
And the LORD said to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land nor any portion among them; I am your inheritance among the sons of Israel.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:20:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Numbers 18:20, 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.18.20.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.20.W10.S1) and character.