Exodus 17:8:4Exod.17.8.W4TAB
עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
imyisrael
“with Israel”
- Transliteration
- im-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- ihm-yihs-rah-EHL
- IPA
- /ʕim.jis.ra.ˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- with Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
va-yil-LA-khem im-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-yil-LA-khem im-yis-ra-EL bir-fi-DIM
- sentence
va-ya-VO a-ma-LEK va-yil-LA-khem im-yis-ra-EL bir-fi-DIM
Exegesis
The prepositional construction ʿim yisrael {עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʿim yiśrāʾēl} denotes opposition rather than accompaniment.
Root and etymology
ś-r-hsamekh–resh–heh
“to struggle, to contend”
In context — Exodus 17:8
Then Amalek came and fought with Israel at Rephidim.
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 17:8, so the Hebrew word עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (imyisrael) 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.17.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.8.W4.S1) and character.