Exodus 15:23:2Exod.15.23.W2TAB
מָרָ֔תָה
marata
“to Marah”
- Transliteration
- ma-RA-ta
- Extended
- mah-RAA-tah
- IPA
- /maː.ˈraː.taː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Marah
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-RA-ta
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-VO-oo ma-RA-ta
- clause
va-ya-VO-oo ma-RA-ta ve-LO yakh-LU lish-TOT MA-yim mim-ma-RA KEE ma-REEM HEM
- sentence
va-ya-VO-oo ma-RA-ta ve-LO yakh-LU lish-TOT MA-yim mim-ma-RA KEE ma-REEM HEM al-KEN ka-ra-she-MAH ma-RA
Exegesis
The verse begins with vayavo’u {וַיָּבֹאוּ | wayyābō’û}, the vav-consecutive Qal imperfect indicating sequential action, and maratah {מָרָתָה | mārāṯā} functions as a locative marking movement toward Marah.
In context — Exodus 15:23
When they came to Marah, they found the water undrinkable ; therefore, the place was called Marah .
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 15:23, so the Hebrew word מָרָ֔תָה (marata) 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.15.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.23.W2.S1) and character.