Psalm 19:11:3Ps.19.11.W3TABWLC Psalms 19:12
בָּהֶ֥ם
bahem
“by them”
- Transliteration
- ba-HEM
- Extended
- baa-HEM
- IPA
- /baˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- by them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-HEM
- phraseyour reading level
ba-HEM be-shom-RAM
- clause
ba-HEM be-shom-RAM E-kev RAV
- sentence
GAM-AV-de-KHA niz-HAR ba-HEM be-shom-RAM E-kev RAV
Exegesis
The Nifal perfect verb nizhar {נִזְהָר | nîz-hār} conveys a reflexive/passive sense ‘is warned,’ with agency expressed by bahem {בָּהֶם | bā-hêm}, referring back to divine commands.
In context — Psalm 19:11
Also, Your servant is warned by them; in keeping them there is great reward .
About this coordinate
Psalm 19:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 19:11, so the Hebrew word בָּהֶ֥ם (bahem) 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 Ps.19.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.19.11.W3.S1) and character.