John 9:6:4John.9.6.W4TAB
χαμαὶ
khamai
“on the ground”
- Transliteration
- kha-MAI
- Extended
- khah-MAI
- IPA
- /kʰa.ma.ˈi/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the ground
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Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
kha-MAI
- sentence
TAU-ta ei-PON EP-ty-sen kha-MAI KAI e-POI-Ê-sen pê-LON ek tou PTY-SMA-tos KAI e-PE-khri-sen au-TOU ton pê-LON e-PI tous oph-thal-MOUS
Exegesis
Khamai {χαμαί | kha-maí} localizes the spitting to the ground, while ek tou ptusmatos {ἐκ τοῦ πτύσματος | ek toû ptús-ma-tos} marks the material source of the clay, making the sign deliberately tactile and physical.
In context — John 9:6
After He spoke these words , He spat on the ground and fashioned clay out of the spittle, and He smoothed the clay over his eyes.
About this coordinate
John 9:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 9:6, so the Greek word χαμαὶ (khamai) 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 John.9.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.9.6.W4.S1) and character.