Genesis 18:4:2Gen.18.4.W2TAB

מְעַט־מַ֔יִם

meatmayim

a little water

Transliteration
me-at-MA-yim
Extended
meh-aht-MAH-yim
IPA
/mə.ʕat.ˈma.jim/

Meaning by language

English
a little water

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
מְ + עַט + מַ֔ + יִם
me + at + ma + yim
meatmayim

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Tett — emphatic
Memm as in mother
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    me-at-MA-yim

  2. phraseyour reading level

    yu-kakh-NA me-at-MA-yim

  3. clause

    yu-kakh-NA me-at-MA-yim ve-ra-kha-TSU rag-LEI-khem

  4. sentence

    yu-kakh-NA me-at-MA-yim ve-ra-kha-TSU rag-LEI-khem ve-hish-sha-a-NU TA-khat ha-ETS

Exegesis

The phrase me’at mayim {מְעַט־מַיִם | mə-ʿaṭ-ma-yim} ‘a little water’ conveys modest hospitality.

Root and etymology

m-y-mmem–yod–mem

water, waters

In contextGenesis 18:4

Please, let a little water be brought, so you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree .

About this coordinate

Genesis 18:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 18:4, so the Hebrew word מְעַט־מַ֔יִם (meatmayim) 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.18.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.4.W2.S1) and character.