Joshua 15:19:11Josh.15.19.W11TAB
מָ֑יִם
mayim
“of water”
- Transliteration
- MA-yim
- Extended
- MAA-yeem
- IPA
- /ˈmaːjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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
gu-LOT MA-yim
- clause
va-to-MER te-NA-li ve-ra-KHA KI E-retz ha-NE-gev ne-ta-ta-NI ve-na-ta-TA LI gu-LOT MA-yim
- sentence
va-to-MER te-NA-li ve-ra-KHA KI E-retz ha-NE-gev ne-ta-ta-NI ve-na-ta-TA LI gu-LOT MA-yim va-yi-TEN-lah ET gu-LOT il-li-YOT ve-ET gu-LOT takh-ti-YOT
Exegesis
The noun gūllōṯ māyim {גֻּלֹּת מָיִם | gūllōṯ māyim} ‘springs of water’ is a noun compound in the construct state.
Root and etymology
m-y-mmem–yod–mem
“water”
In context — Joshua 15:19
She said, “Give me a blessing , since you have given me land in the Negev , give me springs of water also.” And he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:19:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Joshua 15:19, 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 Josh.15.19.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.19.W11.S1) and character.