Genesis 9:21:2Gen.9.21.W2TAB
מִן־הַיַּ֖יִן
minhayayin
“from the wine”
- Transliteration
- min-ha-YA-yin
- Extended
- mihn-hah-YAH-yihn
- IPA
- /min.haj.ˈja.jin/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the wine
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
min-ha-YA-yin
- phraseyour reading level
va-YESHT min-ha-YA-yin
- clause
va-YESHT min-ha-YA-yin va-yish-KAR
- sentence
va-YESHT min-ha-YA-yin va-yish-KAR va-yit-GAL be-TOKH a-ho-LO
Exegesis
The preposition min {מִן | min} ‘from’ governs hayayin {הַיַּיִן | hay-yay-in} ‘the wine,’ specifying the source of the drinking.
Root and etymology
y-y-n
“wine, fermented drink”
In context — Genesis 9:21
And he drank from the wine , and he became drunk, and he uncovered himself inside his tent .
About this coordinate
Genesis 9:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 9:21, so the Hebrew word מִן־הַיַּ֖יִן (minhayayin) 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.9.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.9.21.W2.S1) and character.