Exodus 21:14:6Exod.21.14.W6TAB
מֵעִ֣ם
meim
“from”
- Transliteration
- me-IM
- Extended
- meh-IHM
- IPA
- /meːˈʕim/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-IM
- phraseyour reading level
me-IM miz-be-KHI
- clause
me-IM miz-be-KHI ti-ka-KHEN-noo la-MOOT
- sentence
ve-khi-ya-ZID EESH al-re-EH-hoo le-hor-GO ve-or-MAH me-IM miz-be-KHI ti-ka-KHEN-noo la-MOOT
Exegesis
The locative me-im mizbechi {מֵעִם מִזְבְּחִי | mê-ʿim miz-bê-ḥî} “from my altar” signals that sanctuary protection is forfeited.
In context — Exodus 21:14
And if a man acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him with cunning , you shall take him from My altar , that he may die.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 21:14, so the Hebrew word מֵעִ֣ם (meim) 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.21.14.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.14.W6.S1) and character.