2 Samuel 17:21:152 Sam.17.21.W15TAB
אֶת־הַמַּ֔יִם
ethamayim
“the water”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-MA-yim
- Extended
- eht-hah-MAH-yeem
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haˈmajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- the water
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
et-ha-MA-yim
- clause
va-yom-RU el-da-VID KU-mu ve-iv-RU me-he-RA et-ha-MA-yim ki-kha-KHA ya-ATS a-lei-KHEM a-khi-TO-fel
- sentence
va-ye-HI a-kha-RE lekh-TAM va-ya-a-LU me-hab-be-ER va-YEL-khu va-yag-GI-du lam-ME-lekh da-VID va-yom-RU el-da-VID KU-mu ve-iv-RU me-he-RA et-ha-MA-yim ki-kha-KHA ya-ATS a-lei-KHEM a-khi-TO-fel
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת | ʼet} signals the definite noun hamayim ‘the waters,’ emphasizing a specific barrier.
Root and etymology
m-y-mmem–yod–mem
“water”
In context — 2 Samuel 17:21
And it came to pass after they had gone that they came up from the well, went, and reported to King David. They said to David, “Arise and cross quickly over the water, for thus Ahithophel has given counsel against you.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:21:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 2 Samuel 17:21, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַמַּ֔יִם (ethamayim) 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.17.21.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.21.W15.S1) and character.