Exodus 14:21:13Exod.14.21.W13TAB
אֶת־הַיָּ֖ם
ethayam
“the sea”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-YAM
- Extended
- eht-hah-YAAM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.hajˈjaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the sea
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-ha-YAM
- phraseyour reading level
va-YA-sem et-ha-YAM
- clause
va-YET mo-SHE et-ya-DO al-ha-YAM va-YO-lekh Ye-ho-VAH et-ha-YAM be-RU-akh ka-DIM az-ZAH kol-ha-LAI-la va-YA-sem et-ha-YAM le-kha-ra-VAH
- sentence
va-YET mo-SHE et-ya-DO al-ha-YAM va-YO-lekh Ye-ho-VAH et-ha-YAM be-RU-akh ka-DIM az-ZAH kol-ha-LAI-la va-YA-sem et-ha-YAM le-kha-ra-VAH va-yib-ba-ke-U ha-MA-yim
Root and etymology
y-myod-mem
“sea, mighty expanse”
In context — Exodus 14:21
And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea , and the LORD caused it to recede with a strong east wind all night, turning it into dry land, and the waters were divided.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:21:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Exodus 14:21, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַיָּ֖ם (ethayam) 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.14.21.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.21.W13.S1) and character.