Ezekiel 19:10:4Ezek.19.10.W4TAB
עַל־מַ֣יִם
almayim
“upon waters”
- Transliteration
- al-MA-yim
- Extended
- ahl-MAH-yihm
- IPA
- /ʕal.ˈma.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon waters
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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Word in context
- word
al-MA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
al-MA-yim she-tu-LA
- clause
im-me-KHA kha-GE-fen be-dam-KHA al-MA-yim she-tu-LA
- sentence
im-me-KHA kha-GE-fen be-dam-KHA al-MA-yim she-tu-LA po-ri-YA va-a-ne-FA hai-TA mim-MA-yim ra-BIM
Exegesis
The participle shetulah {שְׁתוּלָה | šə-ṭū-lāh} ‘planted’ with al-mayim {עַל־מַיִם | ʿal-ma-yim} ‘upon waters’ forms a locative result clause indicating sustained growth.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–yod–mem
“water(s), source of life”
In context — Ezekiel 19:10
Your mother was like a vine in your blood, set by the waters; she was fruitful and richly branched, because of abundant water.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 19:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Ezekiel 19:10, 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.19.10.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.19.10.W4.S1) and character.