Joshua 16:6:3Josh.16.6.W3TAB
הַיָּ֗מָּה
haiyama
“to the sea”
- Transliteration
- hai-YA-ma
- Extended
- hai-YAA-mah
- IPA
- /hajːaˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the sea
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hai-YA-ma
- clause
ve-ya-TSA hag-GE-vul hai-YA-ma ham-mikh-me-TAT mi-tsa-FON ve-na-SAV hag-GE-vul miz-ra-KHA ta-a-NAT shi-LO
- sentence
ve-ya-TSA hag-GE-vul hai-YA-ma ham-mikh-me-TAT mi-tsa-FON ve-na-SAV hag-GE-vul miz-ra-KHA ta-a-NAT shi-LO ve-a-VAR o-TO mi-miz-RAKH ya-NO-kha
Exegesis
Locative nouns hayamah {הַיָּ֗מָּה | hā-yā-māh} and mizrakha {מִזְרָ֖חָה | miz-rā-ḥā} function as directional adverbials.
In context — Joshua 16:6
And the border went out from there toward the sea, with Mikmethath on the north side; then the border turned eastward to Taanath Shiloh, and it passed beyond it on the east to Janoah .
About this coordinate
Joshua 16:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 16:6, so the Hebrew word הַיָּ֗מָּה (haiyama) 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.16.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.16.6.W3.S1) and character.