Exodus 14:22:10Exod.14.22.W10TAB
וּמִשְּׂמֹאלָֽם׃
oomisemolam
“and on their left”
- Transliteration
- oo-mi-se-mo-LAM
- Extended
- oo-mee-seh-moh-LAAM
- IPA
- /u.mis.sə.moːˈlaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and on their left
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
oo-mi-se-mo-LAM
- clause
ve-ha-MA-yim la-HEM kho-MA mi-mi-NAM oo-mi-se-mo-LAM
- sentence
va-ya-VO-u ve-NEI-yis-ra-EL be-TOKH ha-YAM ba-yab-ba-SHA ve-ha-MA-yim la-HEM kho-MA mi-mi-NAM oo-mi-se-mo-LAM
Exegesis
The directional pairs miyyeminām and u-missmō’ēlām {מִימִינָם וּמִשְּׂמֹאלָם | mi-yē-mi-nām u-mi-sᵉ-mō-’ā-lām} reinforce total enclosure, emphasizing God’s safeguarding. The English rendering mirrors Hebrew word order to preserve narrative intensity and theological emphasis.
In context — Exodus 14:22
The Israelites walked through the midst of the sea on dry ground, and the waters became a wall for them on their right and on their left.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:22:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Exodus 14:22, so the Hebrew word וּמִשְּׂמֹאלָֽם׃ (oomisemolam) 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.14.22.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.22.W10.S1) and character.