Isaiah 15:6:2Isa.15.6.W2TAB
נִמְרִ֖ים
nimrerim
“Nimrim”
- Transliteration
- nim-re-RIM
- Extended
- nihm-reh-REEM
- IPA
- /nim.rɛˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Nimrim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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
nim-re-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
KI-MEI nim-re-RIM
- clause
KI-MEI nim-re-RIM me-sham-MOT yih-YU
- sentence
KI-MEI nim-re-RIM me-sham-MOT yih-YU KI-ya-VESH kha-TSIR ka-LA DE-she YE-rek LO ha-YA
Exegesis
The construct phrase mei Nimrim {מֵי נִמְרִים | mēy nimrîm} ‘waters of Nimrim’ specifies location.
In context — Isaiah 15:6
The waters of Nimrim will lie desolate ; for the grass has dried up , the tender grass has perished, and no green sprout survives.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 15:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 15:6, so the Hebrew word נִמְרִ֖ים (nimrerim) 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 Isa.15.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.15.6.W2.S1) and character.