Exodus 14:24:8Exod.14.24.W8TAB
בְּעַמּ֥וּד
beammud
“in a pillar of”
- Transliteration
- be-am-MUD
- Extended
- beh-am-MOOD
- IPA
- /bə.ʕamˈmuːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- in a pillar of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
be-am-MUD
- phraseyour reading level
be-am-MUD ESH
- clause
va-ye-HI be-ash-MO-ret ha-BO-ker va-yash-KEF Ye-ho-VAH el-ma-kha-NE mits-RA-yim be-am-MUD ESH ve-a-NAN
- sentence
va-ye-HI be-ash-MO-ret ha-BO-ker va-yash-KEF Ye-ho-VAH el-ma-kha-NE mits-RA-yim be-am-MUD ESH ve-a-NAN va-ya-HAM ET ma-kha-NE mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
The compound locative be-amud esh ve-anan {בְּעַמּ֥וּד אֵשׁ וְעָנָ֑ן | bĕ-ʿam-mûḏ ʾēš wə-ʿānān} ‘in a pillar of fire and cloud’ uses asyndeton to present the two concurrent expressions of divine presence.
Root and etymology
‘-m-dayin-mem-daleth
“to stand, pillar”
In context — Exodus 14:24
And it came to pass during the morning watch that the LORD looked down upon the camp of the Egyptians in the pillar of fire and cloud, and He threw the camp of the Egyptians into confusion.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:24:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 14:24, so the Hebrew word בְּעַמּ֥וּד (beammud) 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.14.24.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.24.W8.S1) and character.