Exodus 14:8:15Exod.14.8.W15TAB
רָמָֽה׃
rama
“raised”
- Transliteration
- ra-MA
- Extended
- rah-MAA
- IPA
- /raː.ˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- raised
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-MA
- phraseyour reading level
be-YAD ra-MA
- clause
u-ve-NEI yis-ra-EL yot-se-EEM be-YAD ra-MA
- sentence
va-ye-kha-ZEK Ye-ho-VAH et-LEV par-O ME-lekh mits-RA-yim va-yir-DOF a-kha-REI be-NEI yis-ra-EL u-ve-NEI yis-ra-EL yot-se-EEM be-YAD ra-MA
Exegesis
The participle yotsi’im {יֹצְאִ֖ים | yō-ṣə-ʾim} conveys continuous motion, and the idiom beyad ramah {בְּיָ֥ד רָמָֽה | bə-yāḏ rā-māh} signifies triumphant authority. English rendering adopts subject–verb order while preserving the emphasis on divine action and the people’s confident departure.
Root and etymology
r-w-mresh–waw–mem
“height”
In context — Exodus 14:8
And the LORD strengthened the heart of Pharaoh the king of Egypt and pursued the sons of Israel, but the sons of Israel went out with a high hand .
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:8:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Exodus 14:8, so the Hebrew word רָמָֽה׃ (rama) 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.14.8.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.8.W15.S1) and character.