Numbers 19:7:6Num.19.7.W6TAB
בַּמַּ֔יִם
bamayim
“in water”
- Transliteration
- ba-ma-YIM
- Extended
- bah-ma-YIM
- IPA
- /bamˈmajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- in water
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-ma-YIM
- clause
ve-ki-BES be-ga-DAV ha-ko-HEN ve-ra-KHATs be-sa-RO ba-ma-YIM ve-a-KHAR ya-VO el-ha-ma-KHA-ne
- sentence
ve-ki-BES be-ga-DAV ha-ko-HEN ve-ra-KHATs be-sa-RO ba-ma-YIM ve-a-KHAR ya-VO el-ha-ma-KHA-ne ve-ta-ME ha-ko-HEN ad-ha-a-REV
Root and etymology
m-y-mmem–yod–mem
“water”
In context — Numbers 19:7
And the priest shall wash his garments , and he shall bathe his flesh in water; afterward, he may come into the camp, but the priest shall remain unclean until the evening.
About this coordinate
Numbers 19:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 19:7, so the Hebrew word בַּמַּ֔יִם (bamayim) 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.19.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.19.7.W6.S1) and character.