Exodus 14:9:7Exod.14.9.W7TAB
עַל־הַיָּ֔ם
alhayam
“at the sea”
- Transliteration
- al-ha-YAM
- Extended
- ahl-hah-YAAM
- IPA
- /ʕal.hajˈjaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- at 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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Word in context
- word
al-ha-YAM
- phraseyour reading level
kho-NIM al-ha-YAM
- clause
va-yir-deh-FU mits-RA-yim a-kha-RE-hem va-ya-SI-gu o-TAM kho-NIM al-ha-YAM kol-SUS RE-khev par-OH oo-fa-ra-SHAV ve-khei-LO
- sentence
va-yir-deh-FU mits-RA-yim a-kha-RE-hem va-ya-SI-gu o-TAM kho-NIM al-ha-YAM kol-SUS RE-khev par-OH oo-fa-ra-SHAV ve-khei-LO al-PI ha-khi-ROT lif-NEI BA-al tse-FON
Exegesis
The participle chonim {חֹנִים | ḥōnîm} ‘camping’ establishes the Israelites’ posture, coupled with the locative al-hayam {עַל־הַיָּם | ʿal-hayyām} ‘by the sea’.
Root and etymology
y-myod–mem
“sea”
In context — Exodus 14:9
The Egyptians pursued them and overtook them as they were camped by the sea, with all of Pharaoh’s horses and chariots, his horsemen and his army, by Pi Hahiroth , before Baal Zephon .
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 14:9, so the Hebrew word עַל־הַיָּ֔ם (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.14.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.9.W7.S1) and character.