Exodus 16:1:2Exod.16.1.W2TAB
מֵֽאֵילִ֔ם
meelim
“from Elim”
- Transliteration
- me-e-LIM
- Extended
- meh-ee-LEEM
- IPA
- /meː.ʔeː.ˈlim/
Meaning by language
- English
- from Elim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-e-LIM
- clause
va-yis-OO me-e-LIM va-ya-VO-oo kol-a-DAT be-ne-yis-ra-EL el-mid-bar-SIN a-SHER bein-e-LIM u-VEIN si-NAI
- sentence
va-yis-OO me-e-LIM va-ya-VO-oo kol-a-DAT be-ne-yis-ra-EL el-mid-bar-SIN a-SHER bein-e-LIM u-VEIN si-NAI ba-kha-mi-SHA a-SAR YOM la-KHO-desh ha-she-NI le-tse-TAM me-E-rets mits-RA-yim
In context — Exodus 16:1
They traveled on from Elim, and all the congregation of the sons of Israel arrived at the wilderness of Sin, which lies between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departure from the land of Egypt.
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 16:1, so the Hebrew word מֵֽאֵילִ֔ם (meelim) 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.16.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.1.W2.S1) and character.