Genesis 9:6:8Gen.9.6.W8PAT
בְּצֶ֣לֶם
betselem
“in the image of”
- Transliteration
- be-TSE-lem
- Extended
- beh-TSEH-lehm
- IPA
- /bə.ˈtsɛ.lɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the image of
- French
- à l'image de
- Spanish
- en la imagen de
- Portuguese
- na imagem de
- German
- im Bilde
- Russian
- по образу
- Arabic-Simplified
- في صورة
- Hindi
- छवि में
- Chinese-Simplified
- 按着形像
- Korean
- 형상으로
- Indonesian
- dalam gambar
- Bengali
- প্রতিমূর্তিতে
- Tagalog
- sa larawan ng
- Swahili
- katika mfano wa
- Amharic
- በምስል
- Yoruba
- ní àwòrán ti
- Igbo
- n'onyinyo nke
- Twi
- mfonini mu
- Ewe
- le nɔnɔmetata me
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 | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
be-TSE-lem
- phraseyour reading level
be-TSE-lem e-lo-HIM
- clause
KI be-TSE-lem e-lo-HIM a-SA et-ha-a-DAM
- sentence
sho-FEKH DAM ha-a-DAM ba-a-DAM da-MO yi-sha-FEKH KI be-TSE-lem e-lo-HIM a-SA et-ha-a-DAM
In context — Genesis 9:6
whoever sheds the blood of the human being by the human being will be shed his blood for in the image of God made the human being
About this coordinate
Genesis 9:6:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 9:6, so the Hebrew word בְּצֶ֣לֶם (betselem) 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.9.6.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.9.6.W8.S1) and character.