Exodus 15:16:3Exod.15.16.W3TAB
אֵימָ֙תָה֙
eimata
“terror”
- Transliteration
- ei-ma-TA
- Extended
- ee-mah-TAA
- IPA
- /ʔeː.ma.ˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- terror
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ei-ma-TA
- phraseyour reading level
ti-POL a-lei-HEM ei-ma-TA
- clause
ti-POL a-lei-HEM ei-ma-TA va-FA-khad big-DOL ze-ro-a-KHA yid-de-MU ka-a-VEN
- sentence
ti-POL a-lei-HEM ei-ma-TA va-FA-khad big-DOL ze-ro-a-KHA yid-de-MU ka-a-VEN ad-ya-a-VOR am-me-KHA Ye-ho-VAH ad-ya-a-VOR am-ZU ka-ni-TA
Exegesis
The clause begins with the verb tipol {תִּפֹּ֨ל | ṭip-pōl} ‘it will fall’, introducing the result expressed by eimatah vafachad {אֵימָ֙תָה֙ וָפַ֔חַד | ʾê-mā-ṯāh wā-p̣a-ḥaḏ} ‘terror and dread’.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ y m
“terror, dread”
In context — Exodus 15:16
Terror and dread will fall upon them by the greatness of Your arm; they will be still as a stone, until Your people pass over, O LORD , until the people you have acquired pass over.
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 15:16, so the Hebrew word אֵימָ֙תָה֙ (eimata) 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.15.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.16.W3.S1) and character.