הַ֨/בְּהֵמָ֔ה
𐤄/𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄
habehemah-2
animals
from an unused root (probably meaning to be mute); properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective); beast, cattle.
H929
Genesis 7:8 · Word #5
Lexicon H929
| Lemma | בְּהֵמָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 |
| Transliteration | bᵉhêmâh |
| Strong's | H929 |
| In-context | animals |
Morphology HTd/Ncfsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H929-15
the mute-beast
| Root | בהמ (b-h-m) |
| Core Meanings | muteness, dumbness, speechlessness, brute animality |
| Semantic Range | domestic cattle, large livestock, herd animals, beasts in general, animals as distinct from humans, sometimes collective for livestock. |
| Conceptual Significance | בְּהֵמָה distinguishes animal life from human life in biblical thought, often emphasizing humanity’s dominion over the animal realm and the shared creatureliness of all living beings. Its association with muteness underscores the contrast between human speech-bearing image and the speechless animal world. |
| Morphological Notes | Noun common feminine singular absolute with definite article (HTd/Ncfsa). The form is singular and definite, referring to a specific animal or to animal-kind as a collective singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun בְּהֵמָה likely derives from a root conveying muteness or speechlessness, highlighting the creature’s inability to speak. Rendering it as "the mute-beast" preserves this core sense while reflecting the definite article ("the") and the feminine singular form indicated in the morphology. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root בהמ (muteness, dumbness, speechlessness, brute animality)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H929-01 |
babehemah | in the mute-beast |
H929-03 |
behemah | a mute beast |
H929-04 |
behemat | mute-beast of |
H929-05 |
behemetah | her mute-beast |
H929-06 |
behemetam | their beast |
H929-07 |
behemetekha | your beast |
H929-08 |
behemetekhem | your mute beast |
H929-09 |
behemetenu | our mute beast |
H929-16 |
kabehemah | like a mute beast |
H929-17 |
kabehemot | like the mute-beasts |
H929-21 |
livehemetam | for their mute-beast |
H929-22 |
livehemetekha | for your mute-beast |
H929-23 |
livehemetenu | for our mute-beast |
H929-24 |
mehabehemah | from the mute beast |
H929-25 |
mibahamot | from mute-beasts of |
H929-26 |
ulevehemat | and for the mute-beast of |
H929-29 |
uvehemetah | and her mute-beast |
H929-30 |
uvehemetam | and their mute-beast |
H929-32 |
uvehemetekhem | and your herd-beast |
H929-33 |
uvehemeteynu | and our mute-beast |
H929-35 |
uvivehemetekha | and among your mute-beast |
H929-36 |
uvivehemetenu | and in our mute-beast |
H929-37 |
vehabehemah | and the mute beast |
H929-38 |
vehametekha | your mute-beast |
H929-39 |
vehemetekha | your beast |
H929-40 |
vehemot | mute beasts |
H929-41 |
velabehemah | and for the mute-beast |
H929-42 |
velivehemetekha | and for your mute livestock |
Word Usage (190 occurrences of H929)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 1:24 | בְּהֵמָ֥ה | behemah | cattle |
| Genesis 1:25 | הַ/בְּהֵמָה֙ | habehemah | the cattle |
| Genesis 1:26 | וּ/בַ/בְּהֵמָה֙ | uvabehemah | and over the livestock |