Exodus 14:22:6Exod.14.22.W6TAB
וְהַמַּ֤יִם
vehamayim
“and the waters”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-MA-yim
- Extended
- veh-hah-MAA-yim
- IPA
- /wə.hamˈmajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the waters
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ha-MA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-MA-yim la-HEM
- 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
Vehammayyim lāhem choma {וְהַמַּיִם לָהֶם חֹמָה | wᵉ-ha-may-yim lā-hem ḥō-māh} ‘and the waters for them {were} a wall’ uses lāhem to denote divine protection.
Root and etymology
y-myod-mem
“sea, large water body”
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 14:22:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 14:22, so the Hebrew word וְהַמַּ֤יִם (vehamayim) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.22.W6.S1) and character.