Exodus 15:20:2Exod.15.20.W2TAB
מִרְיָ֨ם
miryam
“Miriam”
- Transliteration
- mir-YAM
- Extended
- mir-YAAM
- IPA
- /mirˈjaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Miriam
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mir-YAM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ti-KAKH mir-YAM ha-ne-vi-AH
- clause
va-ti-KAKH mir-YAM ha-ne-vi-AH a-KHOT a-ha-RON et-ha-TOF be-ya-DAH
- sentence
va-ti-KAKH mir-YAM ha-ne-vi-AH a-KHOT a-ha-RON et-ha-TOF be-ya-DAH va-te-TSE-na khal-ha-na-SHIM a-kha-RE-ha be-tu-PIM u-vi-me-kho-LOT
Exegesis
The phrase miryam hanneviah {מִרְיָ֨ם הַנְּבִיאָ֜ה | miryām han-neviʾāh} “Miriam the prophetess” emphasizes her inspired leadership role.
Root and etymology
י־ם
“sea”
In context — Exodus 15:20
Miriam the prophetess , the sister of Aaron, seized the timbrel in her hand; then all the women went out after her with timbrels and dances.
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 15:20, so the Hebrew word מִרְיָ֨ם (miryam) 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.15.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.20.W2.S1) and character.