Exodus 14:2:12Exod.14.2.W12TAB
הַיָּ֑ם
hayam
“the sea”
- Transliteration
- ha-YAM
- Extended
- hah-YAAM
- IPA
- /haj.ˈjaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the sea
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ha-YAM
- phraseyour reading level
u-VEIN ha-YAM
- clause
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-ya-SHU-vu ve-ya-kha-NU lif-NEI PI ha-khi-ROT BEIN mig-DOL u-VEIN ha-YAM
- sentence
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-ya-SHU-vu ve-ya-kha-NU lif-NEI PI ha-khi-ROT BEIN mig-DOL u-VEIN ha-YAM lif-NEI BA-al tse-FON nikh-KHO ta-kha-NU al-ha-YAM
Exegesis
A further lifnei baal tsephon {לִפְנֵי בַּעַל צְפֹן | li-pnê Bāʿal Tsep̄ōn} positions them opposite Baal Zephon, and tachanu al-hayam {תַחֲנוּ עַל־הַיָּם | taḥănû ʿal-ha-yām} finalizes the instruction to encamp by the sea. The vav-consecutive imperatives and precise prepositional chaining deliver narrative momentum and spatial clarity.
Root and etymology
y-myod–mem
“sea”
In context — Exodus 14:2
Speak to the sons of Israel, and let them turn back and encamp before Pi Hahiroth , between Migdol and the sea, before Baal Zephon; opposite it, you shall encamp by the sea.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:2:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Exodus 14:2, so the Hebrew word הַיָּ֑ם (hayam) 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.14.2.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.2.W12.S1) and character.