Exodus 15:10:7Exod.15.10.W7TAB
בְּמַ֖יִם
bemayim
“in waters”
- Transliteration
- be-MA-yim
- Extended
- beh-MAH-yim
- IPA
- /bə.ˈma.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- in waters
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
be-MA-yim
- clause
tsa-la-LU ka-o-FE-ret be-MA-yim a-di-RIM
- 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 15:10:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 15:10, so the Hebrew word בְּמַ֖יִם (bemayim) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.10.W7.S1) and character.