Exodus 15:5:2Exod.15.5.W2TAB
יְכַסְיֻ֑מוּ
yekhasyumu
“covered them”
- Transliteration
- ye-khas-YU-mu
- Extended
- yeh-khahs-YOO-moo
- IPA
- /jə.xasˈjuː.muː/
Meaning by language
- English
- covered them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-khas-YU-mu
- clause
te-ho-MOT ye-khas-YU-mu
- sentence
te-ho-MOT ye-khas-YU-mu yar-DU vim-tso-LOT ke-mo-A-ven
Exegesis
The verse opens with tehomot {תְּהֹמֹ֖ת | tə-hō-mōṯ} serving as the subject of the intensive verb yekhasyemu {יְכַסְיֻמוּ | yə-kha-syu-mū}, highlighting chaotic inundation.
In context — Exodus 15:5
The deep waters covered them; they sank into the depths like a stone .
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 15:5, so the Hebrew word יְכַסְיֻ֑מוּ (yekhasyumu) 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.15.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.5.W2.S1) and character.