Exodus 15:23:6Exod.15.23.W6TAB
מַ֙יִם֙
mayim
“water”
- Transliteration
- MA-yim
- Extended
- MAH-yim
- IPA
- /ˈma.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- water
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
MA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
lish-TOT MA-yim
- 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 genitival source phrase mayim mimmārā {מַיִם מִמָּרָה | mayyim mimmārā} indicates the waters’ origin.
Root and etymology
m-y-mmem–yod–mem
“water”
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 15:23:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 15:23, so the Hebrew word מַ֙יִם֙ (mayim) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.23.W6.S1) and character.