Exodus 17:1:11Exod.17.1.W11TAB
מַ֖יִם
mayim
“water”
- Transliteration
- MA-yim
- Extended
- MAH-yim
- IPA
- /ˈma.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- water
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
MA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
ve-EIN MA-yim
- clause
va-ya-kha-NU bir-fi-DIM ve-EIN MA-yim lish-TOT ha-AM
- sentence
va-yis-U kol-a-DAT be-nei-yis-ra-EL mi-mid-bar-SIN le-mas-EI-hem al-PI Ye-ho-VAH va-ya-kha-NU bir-fi-DIM ve-EIN MA-yim lish-TOT ha-AM
Exegesis
Finally, the existential clause wə-ʾên mā-yim liš-tōṯ hā-ʿām {וְאֵ֥ן מַ֖יִם לִשְׁתֹּ֥ת הָעָֽם | wə-ʾên mā-yim liš-tōṯ hā-ʿām} ‘and there was no water for the people to drink’ introduces a crisis that heightens narrative tension.
Root and etymology
mem-yod-memmem-yod-mem
“water”
In context — Exodus 17:1
So the full assembly of Israel’s offspring moved out from the Wilderness of Sin in segments under the LORD’s instruction; they encamped at Rephidim, yet water was lacking for the people to drink.
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:1:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Exodus 17:1, so the Hebrew word מַ֖יִם (mayim) 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.17.1.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.1.W11.S1) and character.