Exodus 15:19:11Exod.15.19.W11TAB
אֶת־מֵ֣י
etmei
“waters of”
- Transliteration
- et-MEI
- Extended
- eht-MEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛtˈmeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- waters of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
et-MEI
- phraseyour reading level
et-MEI ha-YAM
- clause
KI BA SUS par-O be-rikh-BO u-ve-fa-ra-SHAV bay-YAM va-YA-shev Yeh-ho-VAH a-le-HEM et-MEI ha-YAM
- sentence
KI BA SUS par-O be-rikh-BO u-ve-fa-ra-SHAV bay-YAM va-YA-shev Yeh-ho-VAH a-le-HEM et-MEI ha-YAM u-ve-NEI yis-ra-EL hal-KHU bay-yab-ba-SHA be-TOKH ha-YAM
Exegesis
The direct object et-mei ha-yam {אֶת־מֵ֣י הַיָּ֑ם | ʾet-mêy ha-yām} ‘the waters of the sea’ highlights divine judgment.
In context — Exodus 15:19
For when the horse of Pharaoh entered the sea with his chariot and his horsemen , the LORD turned back the waters of the sea; but the sons of Israel walked on dry ground in the midst of the sea.
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:19:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Exodus 15:19, so the Hebrew word אֶת־מֵ֣י (etmei) 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.15.19.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.19.W11.S1) and character.