Deuteronomy 15:23:7Deut.15.23.W7TAB
כַּמָּֽיִם׃
kamayim
“like water”
- Transliteration
- ka-MA-yim
- Extended
- kah-MA-yeem
- IPA
- /kaˈmajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- like water
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| 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
ka-MA-yim
- clause
al-ha-A-retz tish-pe-KHE-nu ka-MA-yim
- sentence
RAK et-da-MO LO to-a-KHEL al-ha-A-retz tish-pe-KHE-nu ka-MA-yim
Exegesis
The simile kammayim {כַּמָּֽיִם | kam-ma-yim} intensifies the act, likening the blood’s flow to water. English renderings reorder to subject–verb–object for clarity while preserving the prohibition–directive pattern.
In context — Deuteronomy 15:23
You shall not eat the blood ; you shall pour it out on the ground like water.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:23:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 15:23, so the Hebrew word כַּמָּֽיִם׃ (kamayim) 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 Deut.15.23.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.23.W7.S1) and character.