Numbers 25:15:10Num.25.15.W10TAB
בְּמִדְיָן
bemidyan
“in Midian”
- Transliteration
- be-mid-YAN
- Extended
- beh-mid-YAAN
- IPA
- /bəmidˈjan/
Meaning by language
- English
- in Midian
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
be-mid-YAN
- sentence
ve-SHEM ha-ni-ha-RAH ha-mu-KAH ha-mid-ya-NIT kaz-BI bat-TSUR ROSH a-MOT beit-AV be-mid-YAN HU
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bə-midyan {בְּמִדְיָן | bə-mid-yān} situates the event in Midian.
In context — Numbers 25:15
And the name of the woman who was struck down—the Midianite—was Kozbi, daughter of Zur, and he was head of the clans of a father’s house in Midian.
About this coordinate
Numbers 25:15:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Numbers 25:15, so the Hebrew word בְּמִדְיָן (bemidyan) 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.25.15.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.25.15.W10.S1) and character.