Exodus 14:26:6Exod.14.26.W6TAB
עַל־הַיָּ֑ם
alhayam
“over the sea”
- Transliteration
- al-ha-YAM
- Extended
- ahl-hah-YAAM
- IPA
- /ʕal.hajˈjaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- over the sea
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
al-ha-YAM
- clause
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE ne-TEH et-yad-KHA al-ha-YAM
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE ne-TEH et-yad-KHA al-ha-YAM ve-ya-SHU-vu ha-MA-yim al-mits-RA-yim al-rikh-BO ve-al-pa-ra-SHAV
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase al-hayam {עַל־הַיָּ֑ם | ʿal hayyam} ‘over the sea’ establishes the scene of action.
Root and etymology
y-myod–mem
“sea”
In context — Exodus 14:26
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, and the waters will return upon Egypt, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:26:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 14:26, so the Hebrew word עַל־הַיָּ֑ם (alhayam) 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.14.26.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.26.W6.S1) and character.