Exodus 14:16:6Exod.14.16.W6TAB
עַל־הַיָּ֖ם
alhayam
“over the sea”
- Transliteration
- al-ha-YAM
- Extended
- ahl-hah-YAAM
- IPA
- /ʕal.haj.ˈjaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- over the sea
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ha-YAM
- clause
ve-at-TAH ha-REM et-mat-te-KHA u-ne-TEH et-yad-KHA al-ha-YAM u-ve-ka-EH-hu
- sentence
ve-at-TAH ha-REM et-mat-te-KHA u-ne-TEH et-yad-KHA al-ha-YAM u-ve-ka-EH-hu ve-ya-VO-u ve-nei-yis-ra-EL be-TOKH ha-YAM ba-yab-ba-SHAH
Exegesis
Preposition ʿal {עַל־ | ʿal-} with ha-yām {הַיָּם | ha-yām} positions the act over the sea.
Root and etymology
y-myod–mem
“sea”
In context — Exodus 14:16
And you, raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it , and the sons of Israel shall go through the midst of the sea on the dry ground .
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 14:16, so the Hebrew word עַל־הַיָּ֖ם (alhayam) 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.14.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.16.W6.S1) and character.