1 Kings 18:34:51 Kgs.18.34.W5TAB
מַ֔יִם
mayim
“water”
- Transliteration
- MA-yim
- Extended
- MAH-yihm
- IPA
- /ˈmajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- water
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
MA-yim
- clause
va-yo-MER mil-E-u ar-ba-A ka-DIM MA-yim ve-yits-KE-u al-ha-o-LA ve-al-ha-e-TSIM
- sentence
va-yo-MER mil-E-u ar-ba-A ka-DIM MA-yim ve-yits-KE-u al-ha-o-LA ve-al-ha-e-TSIM va-yo-MER she-NU va-yish-NU va-yo-MER shal-LE-shu va-ye-shal-LE-shu
Root and etymology
m-y-mmem–yod–mem
“water”
In context — 1 Kings 18:34
Then he said, “Do it again ,” and they did it again. Then he said, “Do it a third time ,” and they did it a third time.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:34:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 18:34, so the Hebrew word מַ֔יִם (mayim) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.18.34.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.34.W5.S1) and character.