Exodus 14:30:12Exod.14.30.W12TAB
עַל־שְׂפַ֥ת
alsefat
“on the shore of”
- Transliteration
- al-se-FAT
- Extended
- ahl-seh-FAHT
- IPA
- /ʕal.sə.ˈfat/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the shore of
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-se-FAT
- phraseyour reading level
al-se-FAT ha-YAM
- clause
va-YAR yis-ra-EL et-mits-RA-yim MET al-se-FAT ha-YAM
- sentence
va-yo-SHA Ye-ho-VAH ba-YOM ha-HU et-yis-ra-EL mi-YAD mits-RA-yim va-YAR yis-ra-EL et-mits-RA-yim MET al-se-FAT ha-YAM
Exegesis
The predicate mēt with sappāṯ hayyām {מֵת עַל־שְׂפַת הַיָּֽם | mēt ʿal-sappāṯ hayyām} ‘dead on the edge of the sea’ paints the aftermath. The asyndetic sequence underscores divine action followed by immediate perception.
Root and etymology
s-p-tshin–pe–tav
“edge, border”
In context — Exodus 14:30
And the LORD saved Israel on that day from the hand of Egypt, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore of the sea.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:30:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Exodus 14:30, so the Hebrew word עַל־שְׂפַ֥ת (alsefat) 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.14.30.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.30.W12.S1) and character.