Exodus 16:17:6Exod.16.17.W6TAB
וְהַמַּמְעִֽיט׃
vehamameet
“and the one who gathered little”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-mam-EET
- Extended
- veh-hah-mam-EET
- IPA
- /və.ham.mam.ˈʕiːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the one who gathered little
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ha-mam-EET
- clause
va-yil-ke-TU ha-mar-BEH ve-ha-mam-EET
- sentence
va-ya-a-soo-KHEN be-NEI yis-ra-EL va-yil-ke-TU ha-mar-BEH ve-ha-mam-EET
Exegesis
The substantival participles hamarbeh {הַמַּרְבֶּה | ham-mar-béh} “the one gathering much” and vehamamit {וְהַמַּמְעִיט | wə-ham-mam-ʿîṭ} “and the one gathering little” establish a distributive contrast that anticipates the equalization in the next verse. In English, the wayyiqtol forms are rendered in simple past to preserve narrative flow, while participles are retained in present tense to convey ongoing activity.
In context — Exodus 16:17
The sons of Israel complied with the command, gathering as directed—some gathering abundantly and some gathering little.
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 16:17, so the Hebrew word וְהַמַּמְעִֽיט׃ (vehamameet) 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.16.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.17.W6.S1) and character.