Exodus 17:6:11Exod.17.6.W11TAB
מַ֖יִם
mayim
“water”
- Transliteration
- MA-yim
- Extended
- MAH-yihm
- IPA
- /ˈmajim/
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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Word in context
- word
MA-yim
- clause
hin-NEE o-MED le-fa-NE-kha SHAM al-ha-TSUR be-kho-REV ve-hi-KEE-ta va-TSUR ve-yats-OO mi-MEN-nu MA-yim ve-sha-TA ha-AM
- sentence
hin-NEE o-MED le-fa-NE-kha SHAM al-ha-TSUR be-kho-REV ve-hi-KEE-ta va-TSUR ve-yats-OO mi-MEN-nu MA-yim ve-sha-TA ha-AM va-YA-as KEN mo-SHE le-ay-NEY zik-NEY yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The collective noun mayim {מַיִם | ma-yim} functions as the subject of the miracle.
Root and etymology
m-y-mmem–yod–mem
“water”
In context — Exodus 17:6
Behold, I stand before you there on the rock at Horeb; you are to strike the rock, and water will emerge from it for the people to drink. And Moses acted accordingly in the sight of the elders of Israel.
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:6:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Exodus 17:6, 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.17.6.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.6.W11.S1) and character.