1 Kings 18:38:81 Kgs.18.38.W8TAB
וְאֶת־הַמַּ֥יִם
veethamayim
“and the water”
- Transliteration
- ve-et-ha-MA-yim
- Extended
- veh-eht-hah-MA-yim
- IPA
- /vəʔɛt.hamˈmajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the water
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ve-et-ha-MA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
ve-et-ha-MA-yim a-SHER-ba-te-a-LA
- clause
ve-et-ha-MA-yim a-SHER-ba-te-a-LA li-KHE-kha
- sentence
va-tip-POL ESH-Ye-ho-VAH va-TO-khal et-ha-o-LA ve-et-ha-e-TSIM ve-et-ha-a-va-NIM ve-et-he-a-FAR ve-et-ha-MA-yim a-SHER-ba-te-a-LA li-KHE-kha
Exegesis
The repetitive conjunction plus direct object marker ve-et-ha {וְאֶת־הַ | wə-ʼet-hā} introduces a cumulative list of elements, heightening total consumption.
Root and etymology
m-y-mmem–yod–mem
“water”
In context — 1 Kings 18:38
Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the burnt offering, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:38:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 18:38, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־הַמַּ֥יִם (veethamayim) 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.18.38.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.38.W8.S1) and character.