Joshua 16:8:4Josh.16.8.W4TAB
יָ֙מָּה֙
yamah
“westward”
- Transliteration
- ya-MAH
- Extended
- yaa-MAH
- IPA
- /jaːˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- westward
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ya-MAH
- phraseyour reading level
ye-LEKH hag-GVUL ya-MAH
- clause
mi-ta-PU-ach ye-LEKH hag-GVUL ya-MAH NA-khal ka-NAH ve-ha-YU tot-se-o-TAV ha-ya-MAH
- sentence
mi-ta-PU-ach ye-LEKH hag-GVUL ya-MAH NA-khal ka-NAH ve-ha-YU tot-se-o-TAV ha-ya-MAH ZOT na-kha-LAT mat-TEH be-NEI e-fra-YIM le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
Exegesis
The directional accusative yāmmāh {יָ֙מָּה֙ | yāmmāh} ‘westward’ pairs with yēlēḵ to specify orientation.
In context — Joshua 16:8
From Tappuah the boundary runs westward to the wadi Kanah, and its outlets reach the Mediterranean ; this is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim according to their families.
About this coordinate
Joshua 16:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 16:8, so the Hebrew word יָ֙מָּה֙ (yamah) 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.16.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.16.8.W4.S1) and character.