אֶת־מֵימֵ֣י

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 אֶת־מֵימֵ֣י

   et-me-ME

   {direct object} waters of
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 אֶת־מֵימֵ֣י הָעֲיָנ֔וֹת

   et-me-ME ha-a-ya-NOT

   {direct object} waters of the springs
3. clause🔊 וַיִּוָּעַ֗ץ עִם־שָׂרָיו֙ וְגִבֹּרָ֔יו לִסְתּוֹם֙ אֶת־מֵימֵ֣י הָעֲיָנ֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֖ר מִח֣וּץ לָעִ֑יר

   va-yi-va-ATS im-sa-ra-V ve-gi-bo-RAV lis-TOM et-me-ME ha-a-ya-NOT a-SHER mi-KHUTS la-IR

   and he took counsel with his officials and his mighty men to stop up {direct object} waters of the springs which from outside to the city
4. sentence🔊 וַיִּוָּעַ֗ץ עִם־שָׂרָיו֙ וְגִבֹּרָ֔יו לִסְתּוֹם֙ אֶת־מֵימֵ֣י הָעֲיָנ֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֖ר מִח֣וּץ לָעִ֑יר וַֽיַּעְזְרֽוּהוּ׃

   va-yi-va-ATS im-sa-ra-V ve-gi-bo-RAV lis-TOM et-me-ME ha-a-ya-NOT a-SHER mi-KHUTS la-IR va-ya-ez-ru-HU

   and he took counsel with his officials and his mighty men to stop up {direct object} waters of the springs which from outside to the city and they helped him

Exegesis

The purpose of the action is indicated by the infinitive construct listom {לִסְתּוֹם | listôm} ‘to stop up’, governing the direct object marker et with the noun phrase meimei ha‘ayanot {מֵימֵי הָעֲיָנֹת | mêymêh hāʿăyânôṯ} ‘the waters of the springs’.