Isaiah 23:7:4Isa.23.7.W4TAB
מִֽימֵי־קֶ֤דֶם
mimekedem
“from days of old”
- Transliteration
- mi-me-KE-dem
- Extended
- mih-mee-MEH-ee-KEH-dehm
- IPA
- /miːˈmeː.qɛ.ðɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- from days of old
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mi-me-KE-dem
- phraseyour reading level
mi-me-KE-dem kad-ma-TA
- clause
mi-me-KE-dem kad-ma-TA yo-vi-LU-ha rag-le-HA me-ra-KHOK la-GUR
- sentence
ha-ZOT la-KHEM a-li-ZA mi-me-KE-dem kad-ma-TA yo-vi-LU-ha rag-le-HA me-ra-KHOK la-GUR
Exegesis
The construct chain mimeiqedem kadmatah {מִימֵי־קֶדֶם קַדְמָתָהּ | mi-mê-ye qé-dem qă-dma-tāh} ‘from days of old her origin’ establishes a temporal backdrop.
Root and etymology
ק־ד־ם
“front; ancient times”
In context — Isaiah 23:7
Is this your joyous city , whose origin is from days of old? Her feet will carry her far away to dwell as a sojourner .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 23:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 23:7, so the Hebrew word מִֽימֵי־קֶ֤דֶם (mimekedem) 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.23.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.23.7.W4.S1) and character.