Isaiah 22:11:5Isa.22.11.W5TAB
לְמֵ֖י
leme
“for the waters of”
- Transliteration
- le-ME
- Extended
- leh-MEE
- IPA
- /ləˈmeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for the waters of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-ME
- clause
u-mik-VE a-si-TEM BEN ha-kho-mo-TA-yim le-ME ha-be-re-KHA ha-ye-sha-NA
- sentence
u-mik-VE a-si-TEM BEN ha-kho-mo-TA-yim le-ME ha-be-re-KHA ha-ye-sha-NA ve-LO hi-BAT-tem el-o-SE-ha ve-yots-RA me-ra-KHOK LO re-i-TEM
Exegesis
The spatial phrase bein hachomotayim {בֵּין הַחֹמֹתַיִם | bêyn ha-ḥo-mô-tayim} identifies the site between the two walls, and the construct chain lemei habrekhah hayeshanah {לְמֵי הַבְּרֵכָה הַיְשָׁנָה | lə-mê hab-brê-kā hay-ša-nâ} specifies its purpose for the waters of the old pool.
In context — Isaiah 22:11
And you made a reservoir between the two walls for the waters of the old pool, but you did not look to Him who made it, nor did you see Him who formed it long ago.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 22:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 22:11, so the Hebrew word לְמֵ֖י (leme) 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.22.11.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.22.11.W5.S1) and character.