2 Kings 16:17:92 Kgs.16.17.W9TAB
וְאֶת־הַיָּ֣ם
veethayam
“and {direct object} the sea”
- Transliteration
- ve-et-ha-YAM
- Extended
- veh-eet-hah-YAAM
- IPA
- /vɛʔɛt.hajˈjaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and {direct object} the sea
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-et-ha-YAM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-et-ha-YAM ho-RID
- clause
va-ye-KA-tsets ha-ME-lekh a-KHAZ et-ha-mis-ge-ROT ha-me-kho-NOT va-ya-SAR me-a-le-HEM ve-et-et-ha-ki-YOR ve-et-ha-YAM ho-RID me-AL ha-ba-KAR ha-ne-KHO-shet a-SHER ta-khe-TE-ha
- sentence
va-ye-KA-tsets ha-ME-lekh a-KHAZ et-ha-mis-ge-ROT ha-me-kho-NOT va-ya-SAR me-a-le-HEM ve-et-et-ha-ki-YOR ve-et-ha-YAM ho-RID me-AL ha-ba-KAR ha-ne-KHO-shet a-SHER ta-khe-TE-ha va-yit-TEN o-TO AL mar-TSE-fet a-va-NIM
Exegesis
Direct objects marked by et {אֶת־ | ʾet-} emphasize the objects of removal.
Root and etymology
י־ם
“sea, large basin”
In context — 2 Kings 16:17
And King Ahaz cut off the frames of the stands, and he removed the basin from upon them, and he brought down the Sea from on top of the bronze oxen which were under it, and he placed it upon a pavement of stones.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 16:17:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Kings 16:17, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־הַיָּ֣ם (veethayam) 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 2 Kgs.16.17.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.16.17.W9.S1) and character.