Genesis 14:5:16Gen.14.5.W16TAB
הֽ͏ָאֵימִ֔ים
haemim
“the Emim”
- Transliteration
- ha-e-MIM
- Extended
- hah-ee-MEEM
- IPA
- /haː.ʔeːˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Emim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-e-MIM
- clause
ve-ET ha-e-MIM be-sha-VE kir-ya-TA-yim
- sentence
u-ve-ar-BA es-RE sha-NA BA khe-dar-la-O-mer ve-ham-me-la-KHIM a-SHER it-TO va-yak-KU et-re-fa-IM be-ash-te-ROT kar-NA-yim ve-et-ha-zu-ZIM be-HAM ve-ET ha-e-MIM be-sha-VE kir-ya-TA-yim
Root and etymology
y-m-m
“sea, large expanse of water”
In context — Genesis 14:5
And in the fourteenth year, Kedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and struck down the Rephaim in Ashtaroth Karnaim , the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh Kiryathaim .
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:5:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Genesis 14:5, so the Hebrew word הֽ͏ָאֵימִ֔ים (haemim) 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 Gen.14.5.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.5.W16.S1) and character.