Exodus 14:23:11Exod.14.23.W11TAB
הַיָּֽם׃
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
- clause
el-TOKH ha-YAM
- sentence
va-yir-de-FOO mits-RA-yim va-ya-VO-u a-kha-rei-HEM KOL SUS par-O rikh-VO oo-fa-ra-SHAV el-TOKH ha-YAM
Exegesis
The locative phrase eltokh {אֶל־תּוֹךְ | ’el-tōḵ} ‘into the midst’ plus the definite hayyam {הַיָּם | hay-yām} ‘the sea’ situates the climax. Maintaining this cumulative structure in translation preserves the original’s dramatic intensity.
Root and etymology
y-myod–mem
“sea”
In context — Exodus 14:23
The Egyptians pursued and came after them, all the horses of Pharaoh, his chariotry , and his horsemen, into the midst of the sea.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:23:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Exodus 14:23, so the Hebrew word הַיָּֽם׃ (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.14.23.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.23.W11.S1) and character.