2 Samuel 17:20:152 Sam.17.20.W15TAB
הַמָּ֑יִם
hamayim
“the water”
- Transliteration
- ha-MA-yim
- Extended
- hah-MAA-yihm
- IPA
- /hamˈmaːjim/
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
mi-KHAL ha-MA-yim
- clause
va-ya-BO-u av-DE av-sha-LOM el-ha-i-SHA ha-BAI-ta va-yo-me-RU a-YE a-khi-ma-ATS vi-yo-na-TAN va-to-MER la-HEM ha-i-SHA av-RU mi-KHAL ha-MA-yim
- sentence
va-ya-BO-u av-DE av-sha-LOM el-ha-i-SHA ha-BAI-ta va-yo-me-RU a-YE a-khi-ma-ATS vi-yo-na-TAN va-to-MER la-HEM ha-i-SHA av-RU mi-KHAL ha-MA-yim va-ye-vak-SHU ve-LO ma-tsa-U va-ya-SHU-vu ye-ru-sha-LA-im
Exegesis
In the woman’s reply, the perfect verb ʿavrū {עָבְרוּ | ʿavrū} ‘they crossed over’ with mikkal {מִיכַל | mikkal} and hammāyim {הַמָּיִם | hammāyim} ‘the waters’ conveys literal crossing of the stream.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–yod–mem
“water”
In context — 2 Samuel 17:20
And the servants of Absalom came to the woman at the house and said, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” The woman said to them, “They have crossed over the water.” They searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:20:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 2 Samuel 17:20, so the Hebrew word הַמָּ֑יִם (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 2 Sam.17.20.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.20.W15.S1) and character.