Exodus 17:1:4Exod.17.1.W4TAB
מִמִּדְבַּר־סִ֛ין
mimidbarsin
“from the wilderness of Sin”
- Transliteration
- mi-mid-bar-SIN
- Extended
- mih-mid-bahr-SEEN
- IPA
- /mim.mid.bar.ˈsiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the wilderness of Sin
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mi-mid-bar-SIN
- phraseyour reading level
kol-a-DAT be-nei-yis-ra-EL mi-mid-bar-SIN
- clause
va-yis-U kol-a-DAT be-nei-yis-ra-EL mi-mid-bar-SIN le-mas-EI-hem al-PI Ye-ho-VAH
- 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
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 17:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 17:1, so the Hebrew word מִמִּדְבַּר־סִ֛ין (mimidbarsin) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.1.W4.S1) and character.