Hebrew word · H1119

בְּמוֹ

bemov-

in|at|by

Appears 9 times in 9 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

in, at, by

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Job · 4
  1. Job 16:4 בְּמ֣וֹ with

    I could also speak like you if you were in my place; I could heap up words against you and shake my head at you.

    Here: A longer poetic form of the preposition 'with.' It gives the line rhythm and has no extra meaning. The same form comes back in v.5 ('with my mouth').

  2. Job 16:5 בְּמוֹ־ with

    But I would encourage you with my mouth, and the consolation of my lips would bring relief.

    Here: A longer, poetic form of the ordinary preposition 'with/by'. It matches exactly 'with (bǝmo) my head' in verse 4, so the two lines are built as a pair: shaking the head / strengthening with the mouth.

  3. Job 19:16 בְּמוֹ־ with

    I call for my servant, but he does not answer, though I implore him with my own mouth.

  4. Job 37:8 בְמוֹ־ in

    The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens.

    Here: A longer, poetic form of the ordinary preposition bᵉ- ('in'). It is found almost only in poetry, mostly in Job, and gives the line an old, elevated sound. It means no more than 'into'.

Psalms · 1
  1. Psalm 11:2 בְּמוֹ־ in

    For behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.

Isaiah · 4
  1. Isaiah 25:10 בְּמ֥וֹ in

    For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain. But Moab will be trampled in his place as straw is trodden into the dung pile.

    Here: As written, a poetic 'in'. As read aloud in the Masoretic tradition, 'in the waters of', which makes the dung pit wet, a liquid cesspit. That fits the swimmer image in v. 11.

  2. Isaiah 43:2 בְּמוֹ־ in

    When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.

    Here: A longer, poetic form of the preposition "in". It appears mostly in poetry and gives the line a heightened sound: in the fire itself.

  3. Isaiah 44:16 בְּמוֹ־ in

    He burns half of it in the fire, and he roasts meat on that half. He eats the roast and is satisfied. Indeed, he warms himself and says, “Ah! I am warm; I see the fire.”

  4. Isaiah 44:19 בְמוֹ־ in

    And no one considers in his heart, no one has the knowledge or insight to say, “I burned half of it in the fire, and I baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and I ate. Shall I make something detestable with the rest of it? Shall I bow down to a block of wood?”

    Here: A longer, poetic form of the ordinary preposition 'in'. It is used here exactly as in v. 16, which makes the echo of that verse exact.

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