Genesis 19:24:7Gen.19.24.W7TAB
מֵאֵ֥ת
meet
“from”
- Transliteration
- me-ET
- Extended
- meh-EET
- IPA
- /meː.ˈʔeːθ/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-ET
- phraseyour reading level
me-ET ye-ho-VAH
- clause
me-ET ye-ho-VAH min-ha-sha-MA-yim
- sentence
va-ye-ho-VAH hi-me-TIR al-se-DOM ve-al-a-mo-RA gaf-RIT va-ESH me-ET ye-ho-VAH min-ha-sha-MA-yim
Exegesis
Finally, the sequence mē-ʾēt Yəhōwāh {מֵאֵת יְהוָה | mē-ʾēt Yə-hō-wāh} plus min ha-šā-mā-yim {מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם | min ha-šā-mā-yim} specifies personal agency and celestial origin, preserving the Hebrew emphasis on direct divine judgment.
In context — Genesis 19:24
Then the LORD caused brimstone and fire to rain upon Sodom and Gomorrah, from the LORD out of the heavens.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:24:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 19:24, so the Hebrew word מֵאֵ֥ת (meet) 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.19.24.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.24.W7.S1) and character.