Exodus 19:9:16Exod.19.9.W16TAB
יַאֲמִ֣ינוּ
yaahmeenoo
“they may believe”
- Transliteration
- ya-ah-MEE-noo
- Extended
- yah-ah-MEE-noo
- IPA
- /jaʔăˈmiːnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they may believe
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-ah-MEE-noo
- phraseyour reading level
ya-ah-MEE-noo le-o-LAM
- clause
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh hin-NEH a-no-KHI BA e-lei-KHA be-AV he-a-NAAN ba-ah-VOOR yish-MA ha-AM be-dab-REE im-MAKH ve-gam-be-KHA ya-ah-MEE-noo le-o-LAM
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh hin-NEH a-no-KHI BA e-lei-KHA be-AV he-a-NAAN ba-ah-VOOR yish-MA ha-AM be-dab-REE im-MAKH ve-gam-be-KHA ya-ah-MEE-noo le-o-LAM va-ya-GED MO-sheh et-div-REI ha-AM el-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The coordinated clause wə-gam-bəḵā yaʾămînû lə-ʿōlām {וְגַם־בְּךָ יַאֲמִינוּ לְעוֹלָם | wə-gam-bəḵā yaʾămînû lə-ʿōlām} ‘and also in you they will believe forever’ highlights enduring confidence in Moses as mediator.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph-mem-nun
“to believe, to trust”
In context — Exodus 19:9
And the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I am coming to You in a thick cloud, so that the people may hear when I speak with You and also believe You forever.” Then Moses reported the words of the people to the LORD.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:9:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Exodus 19:9, so the Hebrew word יַאֲמִ֣ינוּ (yaahmeenoo) 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.19.9.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.9.W16.S1) and character.