Joshua 17:10:6Josh.17.10.W6TAB
הַיָּ֖ם
hayam
“the sea”
- Transliteration
- ha-YAM
- Extended
- hah-YAAM
- IPA
- /haˈjam/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-YAM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-HI ha-YAM
- clause
NEG-bah le-ef-RA-yim ve-tsa-fo-NAH lim-na-SHEH va-ye-HI ha-YAM ge-vu-LO
- sentence
NEG-bah le-ef-RA-yim ve-tsa-fo-NAH lim-na-SHEH va-ye-HI ha-YAM ge-vu-LO u-ve-a-SHER yif-ge-UN mits-tsa-FON u-ve-yi-sa-SKHAR mim-miz-RAKH
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive wayəhî {וַיְהִ֥י | wayəhî} introduces a result clause where hayyām {הַיָּ֖ם | hayyām} ‘the sea’ functions as geographic limit (gəvūlôw {גְּבוּל֑וֹ | gəvūlôw} ‘its border’).
Root and etymology
y-myod–mem
“sea”
In context — Joshua 17:10
Southward belonged to Ephraim, and northward to Manasseh. And the sea was its border. And in Asher they met from the north, and in Issachar from the east.
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Joshua 17:10, so the Hebrew word הַיָּ֖ם (hayam) 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.17.10.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.10.W6.S1) and character.