Exodus 13:18:6Exod.13.18.W6TAB
יַם־ס֑וּף
yamsuf
“the Sea of Reeds”
- Transliteration
- yam-SUF
- Extended
- yahm-SOOF
- IPA
- /jam.ˈsuːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Sea of Reeds
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yam-SUF
- clause
va-yas-SEV e-lo-HIM et-ha-AM DE-rekh ham-mid-BAR yam-SUF
- sentence
va-yas-SEV e-lo-HIM et-ha-AM DE-rekh ham-mid-BAR yam-SUF va-kha-mu-SHIM a-LU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL me-E-rets mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
The construct yam-suf {יַם־סוּף | yamm sūp̄} ‘Sea of Reeds’ marks the journey’s intended terminus.
Root and etymology
y-m-syod–mem–samekh
“reed sea”
In context — Exodus 13:18
So God redirected the people by the wilderness road toward the Sea of Reeds, and the sons of Israel went up armed from the land of Egypt.
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:18:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 13:18, so the Hebrew word יַם־ס֑וּף (yamsuf) 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 Exod.13.18.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.18.W6.S1) and character.