Ezekiel 17:5:7Ezek.17.5.W7TAB
עַל־מַ֣יִם
almayim
“upon waters of”
- Transliteration
- al-MA-yim
- Extended
- ahl-MAH-yeem
- IPA
- /ʕal.ˈma.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon waters of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
al-MA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
al-MA-yim rab-BIM
- clause
KAKH al-MA-yim rab-BIM tsaf-tsa-FA SA-mo
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH miz-ZE-ra ha-A-rets va-yit-ne-HU bish-de-ZA-ra KAKH al-MA-yim rab-BIM tsaf-tsa-FA SA-mo
Exegesis
The phrase ʿal-ma-yim rab-bim {עַל־מַיִם רַבִּים | ʿal-ma-yim rab-bim} ‘by abundant waters’ portrays plentiful irrigation.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–yod–mem
“water, waters”
In context — Ezekiel 17:5
And he took seed from the land and planted it in a field ; he set it by abundant waters and made it grow as a willow.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 17:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Ezekiel 17:5, so the Hebrew word עַל־מַ֣יִם (almayim) 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 Ezek.17.5.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.5.W7.S1) and character.