Exodus 15:21:3Exod.15.21.W3TAB
מִרְיָ֑ם
miryam
“Miriam”
- Transliteration
- mir-YAM
- Extended
- mihr-YAHM
- IPA
- /mir.ˈjaːm/
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
- clause
va-ta-AN la-HEM mir-YAM
- sentence
va-ta-AN la-HEM mir-YAM shi-RU la-ye-ho-VAH ki-ga-OH ga-AH SUS ve-rokh-VO ra-MAH ba-YAM
Root and etymology
י־ם
“sea”
In context — Exodus 15:21
And Miriam answered them, “Sing to the LORD , for He has triumphed gloriously ; the horse and its rider He has hurled into the sea.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 15:21, so the Hebrew word מִרְיָ֑ם (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.15.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.21.W3.S1) and character.