Exodus 15:8:10Exod.15.8.W10TAB
בְּלֶב־יָֽם׃
belevyam
“in the heart of the sea”
- Transliteration
- be-lev-YAM
- Extended
- beh-lev-YAAM
- IPA
- /bə.lɛvˈjaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the heart of the sea
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-lev-YAM
- clause
kaf-U te-ho-MOT be-lev-YAM
- sentence
u-ve-RU-akh ap-PE-kha ne-er-MU MA-yim nits-tse-VU khe-mo-NED noz-LIM kaf-U te-ho-MOT be-lev-YAM
Exegesis
Finally, the locative belev-yam {בְּלֶב־יָֽם | bə-lĕv-yām} “in-the-heart-of-the-sea” anchors the event at the sea’s center. English semicolons preserve the Hebrew poetic stages and momentum.
Root and etymology
י־ם
“sea”
In context — Exodus 15:8
And by the breath of Your nostrils, the waters were heaped up; the flowing currents stood like a mound ; the deep waters congealed in the heart of the sea.
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:8:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Exodus 15:8, so the Hebrew word בְּלֶב־יָֽם׃ (belevyam) 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.15.8.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.8.W10.S1) and character.