Joshua 19:11:3Josh.19.11.W3TAB
לַיָּ֛מָּה
laiyamah
“westward”
- Transliteration
- lai-YA-mah
- Extended
- lai-YAA-mah
- IPA
- /lajˈjaːma/
Meaning by language
- English
- westward
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
lai-YA-mah
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-LA ge-vu-LAM lai-YA-mah
- clause
ve-a-LA ge-vu-LAM lai-YA-mah u-mar-a-LAH u-fa-GA be-da-BA-shet
- sentence
ve-a-LA ge-vu-LAM lai-YA-mah u-mar-a-LAH u-fa-GA be-da-BA-shet u-fa-GA el-ha-NA-khal a-SHER al-pe-NEI yak-ne-AM
Exegesis
Layyamah {לַיָּ֛מָּה | la-yā-mah} ‘to the sea’ employs the directional he to indicate westward orientation.
In context — Joshua 19:11
And their border went up to the sea and to Maralah , and it touched Dabbesheth, and it reached the brook that is before Jokneam.
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 19:11, so the Hebrew word לַיָּ֛מָּה (laiyamah) 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.19.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.11.W3.S1) and character.