1119. bemo

Strong's Lexicon

bemo: "in," "by," "with"

Original Word: בְּמוֹ
Part of Speech: Preposition
Transliteration: bmow
Pronunciation: beh-mo
Phonetic Spelling: (bem-o')
Definition: "in," "by," "with"
Meaning: in, with, by

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew preposition בְּ (be), meaning "in" or "by," combined with מוֹ (mo), a pronominal suffix.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct one-to-one correspondence between Hebrew and Greek prepositions, the Greek preposition ἐν (en), meaning "in" or "by," often serves a similar function in the Septuagint and the New Testament.

Usage: The Hebrew preposition "bemo" is used to indicate the means or manner by which an action is performed. It often conveys the idea of being within or by means of something. In the context of biblical Hebrew, it is used to express relationships of location, instrumentality, or association.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, prepositions like "bemo" were essential for conveying complex ideas of relationship and causality. The Hebrew language, being more concrete than abstract, often used prepositions to express ideas that in English might require additional words or phrases. Understanding these prepositions is crucial for interpreting the nuances of biblical texts.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
poetic form of a preposition prefix
Definition
in
NASB Translation
through (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

בְּמוֺ poetic for בְּ (see below מוֺ: compare Sabean בם, DHM^{ZMG 1883, 344}) Isaiah 25:10 Qr (< Kt בְּמֵי) Isaiah 43:2; Isaiah 44:16,19; Psalm 11:2; Job 9:30 Kt (> Qr בְמֵי) Job 16:4,5; Job 19:16; Job 37:8.

II. בְּ, perhaps abbreviated in

proper name for בֶּןֿ, בֵּית q. v.

בִּאָה see below בּוֺא.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

for, in into, through

Prolongation for prepositional prefix; in, with, by, etc. -- for, in into, through.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּמ֣וֹ בְּמוֹ־ בְמוֹ־ במו במו־ bə·mōw bə·mōw- ḇə·mōw- beMo bemov bəmōw bəmōw- ḇəmōw- vemov

Englishman's Concordance

Job 16:4
HEB: וְאָנִ֥יעָה עֲ֝לֵיכֶ֗ם בְּמ֣וֹ רֹאשִֽׁי׃
KJV: mine head at you.
INT: and shake against at my head

Job 16:5
HEB: אֲאַמִּצְכֶ֥ם בְּמוֹ־ פִ֑י וְנִ֖יד
KJV: [But] I would strengthen you with my mouth,
INT: strengthen with my mouth and the solace

Job 19:16
HEB: וְלֹ֣א יַעֲנֶ֑ה בְּמוֹ־ פִ֝֗י אֶתְחַנֶּן־
KJV: I intreated him with my mouth.
INT: does not answer with my mouth implore

Job 37:8
HEB: וַתָּבֹ֣א חַיָּ֣ה בְמוֹ־ אָ֑רֶב וּבִמְע֖וֹנֹתֶ֣יהָ
KJV: go into dens,
INT: goes the beasts into lair den

Psalm 11:2
HEB: יֶ֑תֶר לִיר֥וֹת בְּמוֹ־ אֹ֝֗פֶל לְיִשְׁרֵי־
INT: the string to shoot for darkness the upright

Isaiah 43:2
HEB: כִּֽי־ תֵלֵ֤ךְ בְּמוֹ־ אֵשׁ֙ לֹ֣א
NAS: you walk through the fire,
KJV: thee: when thou walkest through the fire,
INT: When walk through the fire Nor

Isaiah 44:16
HEB: חֶצְיוֹ֙ שָׂרַ֣ף בְּמוֹ־ אֵ֔שׁ עַל־
KJV: part thereof in the fire;
INT: Half burns in the fire over

Isaiah 44:19
HEB: חֶצְי֞וֹ שָׂרַ֣פְתִּי בְמוֹ־ אֵ֗שׁ וְ֠אַף
KJV: part of it in the fire;
INT: half have burned in the fire and also

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1119
8 Occurrences

bə·mōw — 1 Occ.
bə·mōw- — 5 Occ.
ḇə·mōw- — 2 Occ.