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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Result
χα + μαὶ
kha + mai
khamai

Alphabet Analysis

Chih/kh — like Bach
Alphaah — as in father
Mum — as in mother
Alphaah — as in father
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    kha-MAI

  2. 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 contextJohn 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.