Exodus 15:10:4Exod.15.10.W4TAB
יָ֑ם
yam
“sea”
- Transliteration
- YAM
- Extended
- YAAM
- IPA
- /ˈjaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- sea
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
YAM
- phraseyour reading level
ki-SA-mo YAM
- clause
na-SHAF-ta be-roo-kha-KHA ki-SA-mo YAM
- sentence
na-SHAF-ta be-roo-kha-KHA ki-SA-mo YAM tsa-la-LU ka-o-FE-ret be-MA-yim a-di-RIM
Exegesis
The locative bemayim {בְּמַ֖יִם | bə-mă-yı̂m} ‘in waters’, modified by addirim {אַדִּירִֽים | ʾă-dı̆r-rı̂ym} ‘mighty’, frames the setting. The sequence of perfect verbs combined with instrumentality, agency reversal, and comparative imagery creates a rapid, climactic portrayal of divine judgment.
Root and etymology
y-m
“sea, body of water”
In context — Exodus 15:10
You blew with your wind, and the sea covered them; they sank like lead in mighty waters .
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 15:10, so the Hebrew word יָ֑ם (yam) 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.15.10.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.10.W4.S1) and character.