Exodus 14:27:17Exod.14.27.W17TAB
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
- phraseyour reading level
be-TOKH ha-YAM
- clause
va-ye-na-ER Ye-ho-VAH et-mits-RA-yim be-TOKH ha-YAM
- sentence
va-YET mo-SHE et-ya-DO al-ha-YAM va-ya-SHAV ha-YAM lif-NOT BO-ker le-EI-ta-NO oo-mits-RA-yim na-SEEM lik-RA-to va-ye-na-ER Ye-ho-VAH et-mits-RA-yim be-TOKH ha-YAM
Exegesis
The sequence vayashav hayam {וַיָּ֨שָׁב הַיָּ֜ם | wāy-yā-šāḇ ha-yām} ‘and the sea returned’ functions as a result clause, followed by the infinitive lifnot {לִפְנ֥וֹת | līp-nôṯ} ‘to turn’ and the temporal noun boker {בֹּ֙קֶר֙ | bō-qer} ‘morning’, specifying the timing of restoration.
Root and etymology
y-m-myod–mem–mem
“sea, large waters”
In context — Exodus 14:27
And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned at the turning of the morning to its full strength ; and the Egyptians were fleeing toward it, and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:27:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Exodus 14:27, 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.14.27.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.27.W17.S1) and character.