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

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Result
בָּ + הֶ֥ם
ba + hem
bahem

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ba-HEM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ba-HEM be-shom-RAM

  3. clause

    ba-HEM be-shom-RAM E-kev RAV

  4. 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 contextPsalm 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.