Exodus 15:20:9Exod.15.20.W9TAB
כָֽל־הַנָּשִׁים֙
khalhanashim
“all the women”
- Transliteration
- khal-ha-na-SHIM
- Extended
- khaal-hah-nah-SHEEM
- IPA
- /xaːl.han.naˈʃiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- all the women
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khal-ha-na-SHIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-te-TSE-na khal-ha-na-SHIM
- clause
va-te-TSE-na khal-ha-na-SHIM a-kha-RE-ha be-tu-PIM u-vi-me-kho-LOT
- 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 coordinated clause vat-tetseʾnā kol-han-nashim achareha {וַתֵּצֶ֤אנָ כָֽל־הַנָּשִׁים֙ אַחֲרֶ֔יהָ | vat-tetseʾnā kol-han-nāšîm ʾaḥarehā} portrays collective movement following her lead, reinforced by the parallel instrumental phrase be-tuppim u-vimcholot {בְּתֻפִּים וּבִמְחֹלֹֽת | bə-tuppîm u-bim-ḥôlôt}, which underscores the celebratory worship through music and dance.
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 15:20:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 15:20, so the Hebrew word כָֽל־הַנָּשִׁים֙ (khalhanashim) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.20.W9.S1) and character.