Numbers 19:11:2Num.19.11.W2TAB
בְּמֵ֖ת
bemet
“a dead body”
- Transliteration
- be-MET
- Extended
- beh-MEHT
- IPA
- /bəˈmeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- a dead body
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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-MET
- phraseyour reading level
ha-no-GE-a be-MET
- clause
ha-no-GE-a be-MET le-KHOL-NE-fesh a-DAM
- sentence
ha-no-GE-a be-MET le-KHOL-NE-fesh a-DAM ve-ta-ME shiv-AT ya-MIM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bemet {בְּמֵת | bə·mēt} ‘with a corpse’ specifies the object, followed by the construct chain lkol-nefesh adam {לְכָל־נֶפֶשׁ אָדָם | lə·kōl ne·fēš ʾā·ḏām} ‘of any person’, broadening the prohibition.
Root and etymology
Rootm-w-t
“to die, dead”
In context — Numbers 19:11
Whoever touches a corpse of any person shall be unclean for seven days.
About this coordinate
Numbers 19:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 19:11, so the Hebrew word בְּמֵ֖ת (bemet) 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.19.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.19.11.W2.S1) and character.