כַּ/בְּהֵמ֣וֹת
𐤊/𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤅𐤕
kabehemot
like the beasts
from an unused root (probably meaning to be mute); properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective); beast, cattle.
Psalms 49:21 · Word #6
Lexicon H929
| Lemma | בְּהֵמָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 |
| Transliteration | bᵉhêmâh |
| Strong's | H929 |
| In-context | like the beasts |
Morphology HRd/Ncfpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H929-17
like the mute-beasts
| Root | בהמ (b-h-m) |
| Core Meanings | muteness, speechlessness, animality, brute life |
| Semantic Range | large quadrupeds, cattle, livestock, beasts, brute animals, creatures characterized by instinct rather than reason |
| Conceptual Significance | בְּהֵמָה often contrasts human rationality and covenantal responsibility with animal instinct and speechlessness. Comparing people to “mute-beasts” underscores a loss of discernment, moral awareness, or spiritual perception in biblical thought. |
| Morphological Notes | Prefixed preposition כ (“like/as”) + noun בְּהֵמוֹת (feminine plural absolute of בְּהֵמָה). No pronominal suffix. The plural form may function collectively. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun בְּהֵמוֹת is feminine plural absolute, here with the prefixed preposition כ (“like/as”), yielding “like the mute-beasts.” Rendering the term as “mute-beasts” preserves the probable root sense of speechlessness or brute animality, while the plural form reflects the feminine plural morphology. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root בהמ (muteness, speechlessness, animality, brute life)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H929-01 |
babehemah | in the mute-beast |
H929-03 |
behemah | a mute beast |
H929-04 |
behemat | mute-beast of |
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 |