1 Kings 18:5:71 Kgs.18.5.W7TAB
הַמַּ֔יִם
hamayim
“the water”
- Transliteration
- ha-ma-YIM
- Extended
- hah-mah-YIM
- IPA
- /ham.maˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- the water
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
ha-ma-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
el-kol-ma-ye-NE ha-ma-YIM
- clause
va-YO-mer a-khA-v el-o-va-de-YA-hu LEKH ba-A-rets el-kol-ma-ye-NE ha-ma-YIM ve-EL kol-ha-ne-kha-LIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer a-khA-v el-o-va-de-YA-hu LEKH ba-A-rets el-kol-ma-ye-NE ha-ma-YIM ve-EL kol-ha-ne-kha-LIM u-LAI nim-TSA kha-TSIR u-ne-kha-YE SUS va-FE-red ve-LO na-khe-RIT me-ha-be-he-MA
Exegesis
Construct phrases ʾel-kōl-maʿyanê hammayyim {אֶל־כָּל־מַעְיְנֵ֣י הַמַּ֔יִם | ʾel-kōl-maʿyanê hammayyim} “to all springs of the waters” and kōl-hanəḥālîm {כָּל־הַנְּחָלִ֑ים | kōl-hanəḥālîm} “all the streams” create parallel objectives for the search, reflecting a comprehensive strategy during famine.
Root and etymology
m-y-mmem–yod–mem
“water”
In context — 1 Kings 18:5
And Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go through the land to all the springs of water and to all the streams. Perhaps we may find grass and keep the horses and mules alive, and not have to destroy any livestock .”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 18:5, so the Hebrew word הַמַּ֔יִם (hamayim) 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.18.5.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.5.W7.S1) and character.