Exodus 17:5:15Exod.17.5.W15TAB
אֶת־הַיְאֹ֔ר
ethayeor
“the Nile”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-ye-OR
- Extended
- eht-hah-yeh-OHR
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ha.jəˈʔoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Nile
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-ye-OR
- clause
u-mat-TE-kha a-SHER hi-KI-ta BO et-ha-ye-OR KAKH be-YAD-kha ve-ha-lakh-TA
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE a-VOR lif-NEI ha-AM ve-KAKH it-TE-kha miz-zik-NEI yis-ra-EL u-mat-TE-kha a-SHER hi-KI-ta BO et-ha-ye-OR KAKH be-YAD-kha ve-ha-lakh-TA
In context — Exodus 17:5
The LORD said to Moses, “Go on ahead of the people. Take with you some of the elders of Israel, and take in your hand your staff —the one with which you struck the Nile—and go.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:5:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Exodus 17:5, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַיְאֹ֔ר (ethayeor) 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.17.5.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.5.W15.S1) and character.