Isaiah 19:5:2Isa.19.5.W2TAB
מֵֽהַיָּ֑ם
mehayam
“from the sea”
- Transliteration
- me-ha-YAM
- Extended
- mee-hah-YAAM
- IPA
- /meːhaˈjaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the sea
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-ha-YAM
- clause
ve-nish-te-TU-ma-YIM me-ha-YAM
- sentence
ve-nish-te-TU-ma-YIM me-ha-YAM ve-na-HAR ye-khe-RAV ve-ya-VESH
Exegesis
The noun mayim {מַיִם | ma-yim} ‘waters’ follows to highlight what is affected, connected by mehayam {מֵהַיָּם | mē-hay-yām} ‘from the sea’.
In context — Isaiah 19:5
And the waters will be dried up from the sea, and the river will become parched and dry.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 19:5, so the Hebrew word מֵֽהַיָּ֑ם (mehayam) 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.19.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.5.W2.S1) and character.