2 Samuel 22:17:52 Sam.22.17.W5TAB
מִמַּ֥יִם
mimmayim
“from waters”
- Transliteration
- mim-ma-YIM
- Extended
- mihm-mah-YIHM
- IPA
- /mim.maˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- from waters
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
mim-ma-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
mim-ma-YIM rab-BIM
- clause
yam-she-NI mim-ma-YIM rab-BIM
- sentence
yish-LAKH mim-ma-ROM yik-ka-KHE-ni yam-she-NI mim-ma-YIM rab-BIM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase mimarom {מִמָּרוֹם | mim·mā·rōm} ‘from on high’ establishes the transcendent source of deliverance, while the construct chain mimayim rabbim {מִמַּיִם רַבִּים | mim·mă·yim rabb·îm} ‘from many waters’ serves as a metaphor for overwhelming peril. The imperfect aspect highlights continuous action, and the parallel structure mirrors Hebrew stylistic emphasis on divine rescue, preserved by maintaining sequence and repetition in the English rendering.
Root and etymology
Rootm-y-m
“water, flood”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:17
He reached down from on high and took me; He drew me out of many waters .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 22:17, so the Hebrew word מִמַּ֥יִם (mimmayim) 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.22.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.17.W5.S1) and character.