Numbers 22:26:5Num.22.26.W5TAB
בְּמָק֣וֹם
bemakom
“in a place”
- Transliteration
- be-ma-KOM
- Extended
- beh-ma-KOHM
- IPA
- /bəmaˈkoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in a place
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
be-ma-KOM
- phraseyour reading level
be-ma-KOM TSAR
- clause
va-ya-a-MOD be-ma-KOM TSAR a-SHER EIN-DE-rekh lin-TOT ya-MIN u-se-MOL
- sentence
va-YO-sef mal-AKH-ye-ho-VAH a-VOR va-ya-a-MOD be-ma-KOM TSAR a-SHER EIN-DE-rekh lin-TOT ya-MIN u-se-MOL
Exegesis
The infinitive avor {עֲב֑וֹר | ʿă-vôr} 'to pass over' introduces the intended movement, immediately bounded by the phrase bemaqom {בְּמָק֣וֹם | bə-mā-qôm} 'in a place' modified by tsar {צָ֔ר | ṣār} 'narrow,' creating a tightly confined setting.
Root and etymology
qoph-waw-memqoph-waw-mem
“standing place”
In context — Numbers 22:26
And the angel of the LORD continued on and stood in a narrow place , where there was no way to turn right or left.
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:26:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 22:26, so the Hebrew word בְּמָק֣וֹם (bemakom) 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.22.26.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.26.W5.S1) and character.