Exodus 15:16:7Exod.15.16.W7TAB
יִדְּמ֣וּ
yiddemu
“they are still”
- Transliteration
- yid-de-MU
- Extended
- yihd-deh-MOO
- IPA
- /jid.də.ˈmuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they are still
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yid-de-MU
- phraseyour reading level
yid-de-MU ka-a-VEN
- 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 imperfect yidmu {יִדְּמ֣וּ | yid-də-mû} ‘they will be still’ with kaaven {כָּאָ֑בֶן | kā-ʾā-ḇen} ‘like a stone’ forms a manner clause. The paired ad-yaavor …
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 15:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 15:16, so the Hebrew word יִדְּמ֣וּ (yiddemu) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.16.W7.S1) and character.