Numbers 19:21:10Num.19.21.W10TAB
בְּמֵ֣י
bemei
“the water of”
- Transliteration
- be-MEI
- Extended
- beh-MEH-ee
- IPA
- /bəˈmeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the water of
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-MEI
- phraseyour reading level
be-MEI ha-ni-DAH
- clause
u-maz-ZEH mei-ha-ni-DAH ye-kha-BES be-ga-DAV ve-ha-no-GEA be-MEI ha-ni-DAH yit-MA ad-ha-AH-rev
- sentence
ve-ha-ye-TAH la-HEM le-khu-KAT o-LAM u-maz-ZEH mei-ha-ni-DAH ye-kha-BES be-ga-DAV ve-ha-no-GEA be-MEI ha-ni-DAH yit-MA ad-ha-AH-rev
Exegesis
The genitival chains mēy-hanniddāh {מֵֽי־הַנִּדָּה֙ | mēy-hanniddāh} and bəmeihanniddāh {בְּמֵ֣י־הַנִּדָּ֔ה | bəmeihanniddāh} specify the ritual water.
In context — Numbers 19:21
And it shall be for them a statute forever, and the one who sprinkles the water of impurity shall wash his clothes, and the one who touches the water of impurity will be unclean until evening .
About this coordinate
Numbers 19:21:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Numbers 19:21, so the Hebrew word בְּמֵ֣י (bemei) 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.19.21.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.19.21.W10.S1) and character.