Isaiah 21:14:4Isa.21.14.W4TAB
מָ֑יִם
mayim
“water”
- Transliteration
- MA-yim
- Extended
- MAA-yihm
- IPA
- /ˈmaːjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- water
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
MA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
he-ta-YU MA-yim
- clause
lik-RAT tsa-ME he-ta-YU MA-yim
- sentence
lik-RAT tsa-ME he-ta-YU MA-yim yo-she-VE E-rets te-MA be-lakh-MO kid-de-MU no-DED
Exegesis
The Hiphil perfect hetayu {הֵתָ֣יוּ | hē·ṯā·wû} ‘they brought’ denotes causative provision of mayim {מָ֑יִם | mā·yim} ‘water’ by yoshvei {יֹשְׁבֵי֙ | yō·šə·ḇê} ‘inhabitants’ of eretz Teima {אֶ֣רֶץ תֵּימָ֔א | ʾe·reṣ Tê·māʾ}, specifying the geographic region.
In context — Isaiah 21:14
Bring water to the thirsty, inhabitants of the land of Tema ; meet the fugitive with bread.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 21:14, so the Hebrew word מָ֑יִם (mayim) 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.21.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.14.W4.S1) and character.