Genesis 15:8:4Gen.15.8.W4PAT
בַּמָּ֥ה
bamah
“how”
- Transliteration
- ba-MAH
- Extended
- bah-MAAH
- IPA
- /bam.ˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- how
- French
- comment
- Spanish
- cómo
- Portuguese
- como
- German
- wie
- Russian
- как
- Arabic-Simplified
- كَيْفَ
- Hindi
- कैसे
- Chinese-Simplified
- 如何
- Korean
- 어떻게
- Indonesian
- bagaimana
- Bengali
- কীভাবে
- Tagalog
- paano
- Swahili
- vipi
- Amharic
- እንዴት
- Yoruba
- báwo
- Igbo
- otú
- Twi
- ɛbɛyɛ dɛn
- Ewe
- aleke
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
בַּ + מָּ֥ה
↓
ba + mah
↓
bamah
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-MAH
- phraseyour reading level
ba-MAH e-DA
- clause
a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VAH ba-MAH e-DA KI i-ra-SHEN-na
- sentence
va-yo-MAR a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VAH ba-MAH e-DA KI i-ra-SHEN-na
In context — Genesis 15:8
he said Lord LORD how shall I know that I shall inherit it
About this coordinate
Genesis 15:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 15:8, so the Hebrew word בַּמָּ֥ה (bamah) 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 Gen.15.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.8.W4.S1) and character.