Exodus 15:22:4Exod.15.22.W4TAB
מִיַּם־ס֔וּף
miyamsuf
“from the sea of reeds”
- Transliteration
- mi-yam-SUF
- Extended
- mee-yam-SOOF
- IPA
- /mij.jam.ˈsuːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the sea of reeds
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mi-yam-SUF
- clause
va-yas-SA mo-SHE et-yis-ra-EL mi-yam-SUF va-ye-tse-U el-mid-bar-SHUR
- sentence
va-yas-SA mo-SHE et-yis-ra-EL mi-yam-SUF va-ye-tse-U el-mid-bar-SHUR va-ye-le-KHU she-lo-shet-ya-MIM ba-mid-BAR ve-lo-MA-tse-u MA-yim
Exegesis
The construct phrase miyam-suf {מִיַּם־ס֔וּף | mî-yām-sûp} ‘Sea of Reeds’ marks the point of departure.
Root and etymology
m-y-mmem–yod–mem
“water”
In context — Exodus 15:22
Then Moses led Israel out from the Sea of Reeds into the wilderness of Shur. They journeyed three days in the wilderness and did not find water.
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 15:22, so the Hebrew word מִיַּם־ס֔וּף (miyamsuf) 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.15.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.22.W4.S1) and character.