2 Samuel 22:14:12 Sam.22.14.W1TAB
יַרְעֵ֥ם
yarem
“he thundered”
- Transliteration
- yar-EM
- Extended
- yahr-EEM
- IPA
- /jarˈʕeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- he thundered
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yar-EM
- phraseyour reading level
yar-EM min-sha-MA-yim
- clause
yar-EM min-sha-MA-yim ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
yar-EM min-sha-MA-yim ye-ho-VAH ve-el-YON yit-TEN ko-LO
Exegesis
It begins with the imperfect verb yareim {יַרְעֵ֥ם | yārʿêm} ‘he thundered’, followed by the prepositional phrase min-shamayim {מִן־שָׁמַיִם | mīn-šāmayim} ‘from the heavens’, marking the source.
Root and etymology
r-ʿ-mresh–ayin–mem
“to thunder, make a loud noise”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:14
The LORD thundered from the heavens, and the Most High sounded His voice.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 22:14, so the Hebrew word יַרְעֵ֥ם (yarem) 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.22.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.14.W1.S1) and character.