Exodus 15:5:4Exod.15.5.W4TAB
בִמְצוֹלֹ֖ת
vimtsolot
“into the depths”
- Transliteration
- vim-tso-LOT
- Extended
- vihm-tsoh-LOHT
- IPA
- /vim.tsoˈloːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- into the depths
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
vim-tso-LOT
- phraseyour reading level
yar-DU vim-tso-LOT
- clause
yar-DU vim-tso-LOT ke-mo-A-ven
- sentence
te-ho-MOT ye-khas-YU-mu yar-DU vim-tso-LOT ke-mo-A-ven
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bimtsolot {בִּמְצוֹלֹ֖ת | bi-mə-tsō-lōṯ} specifies the abyssal location, and the simile kemo-aven {כְּמוֹ־אָֽבֶן | kə-mō-ʾā-ḇen} underscores abrupt finality. This progression from engulfment to sinking employs parallelism to emphasize decisive judgment.
In context — Exodus 15:5
The deep waters covered them; they sank into the depths like a stone .
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 15:5, so the Hebrew word בִמְצוֹלֹ֖ת (vimtsolot) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.5.W4.S1) and character.