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
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| 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
me-at-MA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
yu-kakh-NA me-at-MA-yim
- clause
yu-kakh-NA me-at-MA-yim ve-ra-kha-TSU rag-LEI-khem
- 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 context — Genesis 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.