Exodus 14:26:8Exod.14.26.W8TAB
הַמַּ֙יִם֙
hamayim
“the waters”
- Transliteration
- ha-MA-yim
- Extended
- hah-MAH-yim
- IPA
- /ham.ˈma.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- the waters
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ha-MA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ya-SHU-vu ha-MA-yim
- clause
ve-ya-SHU-vu ha-MA-yim al-mits-RA-yim al-rikh-BO ve-al-pa-ra-SHAV
- 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
Hamayim {הַמַּ֙יִם֙ | hammayim} ‘the waters’ functions as subject-agent driving the reversal. A triad of prepositional phrases (al-mitsrayim, al-rikhbo, ve-al-parashav) distributes the waters’ effect over Egypt, its chariots, and its horsemen, forming a solemn cumulative parallelism that underscores both divine judgment and deliverance.
Root and etymology
m-y-mmem-yod-mem
“water; chaos”
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 14:26:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 14:26, so the Hebrew word הַמַּ֙יִם֙ (hamayim) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.26.W8.S1) and character.