במקום

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From בְּ- (b'-, “in”) and מְקוֹם (m'qóm, “place-of”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bimˈkom/

Preposition

בִּמְקוֹם (bim'qóm)

1. Instead of, in lieu of, in place of.

Etymology 2

From the above preposition.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbimkom/

Adverb

בִּמְקוֹם (bim'qóm)

1. (colloquial) Instead.

Usage notes

• While this adverb does exist, it's fairly colloquial, and rather limited in use; it can generally only be used at the end of a sentence. So, in the general case, the English adjective and adverb instead does not have an immediate Hebrew counterpart; rather, a phrase like במקומו (bim'qomó, “in-place-of-him, in its stead”) or במקום זה (bim'qóm zeh, “in-place-of this, instead of this, instead”) must be used.
• Note that this adverb is pronounced differently from the preposition from which it derives; specifically, it is stressed on the first syllable rather than the last.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bamaˈkom/

Etymology 3

From בְּ- (b'-, “in”) and הַמָּקוֹם (hammaqóm, “the-place”).

Adjective

בַּמָּקוֹם (bamakóm)

1. In place, in its place, in order.

Usage notes

• Syntactically, בַּמָּקוֹם is a prepositional phrase, not a true adjective; so, it does not inflect for gender or number.