Exodus 16:7:9Exod.16.7.W9TAB
מָ֔ה
ma
“what”
- Transliteration
- MA
- Extended
- MAA
- IPA
- /ˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- what
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
MA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-NAKH-nu MA
- clause
ve-NAKH-nu MA KI ta-LI-nu a-LE-nu
- sentence
oo-VO-ker oo-re-i-TEM et-ke-VOD Ye-ho-VAH be-sham-O et-te-lu-no-te-KHEM al-ye-ho-VAH ve-NAKH-nu MA KI ta-LI-nu a-LE-nu
Exegesis
The conjunction vav plus independent pronoun venachnu mah {וְנַ֣חְנוּ מָ֔ה | wə-naḥ-nū mā} ‘and we, what?’
Root and etymology
“worm, maggot”
In context — Exodus 16:7
And in the morning you will see the glory of the LORD because He has heard your complaints against the LORD; and who are we that you complain against us?
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 16:7, so the Hebrew word מָ֔ה (ma) 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.16.7.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.7.W9.S1) and character.