Joshua 19:26:6Josh.19.26.W6TAB
הַיָּ֔מָּה
hayamah
“westward”
- Transliteration
- ha-ya-MAH
- Extended
- hah-ya-MAH
- IPA
- /hajˈjaːma/
Meaning by language
- English
- westward
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
ha-ya-MAH
- clause
u-pa-GA be-khar-MEL ha-ya-MAH u-ve-shi-KHOR liv-NAT
- sentence
ve-a-la-ME-lekh ve-am-AD u-mish-AL u-pa-GA be-khar-MEL ha-ya-MAH u-ve-shi-KHOR liv-NAT
Exegesis
The noun hayyāmah {הַיָּ֔מָּה | hay-yā-māh} ‘the sea’ features the prefixed directional he to indicate westward orientation.
In context — Joshua 19:26
The boundary included Alammelek, Amad, and Mishal ; then it reached Carmel toward the sea and Shihor Libnath .
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:26:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Joshua 19:26, so the Hebrew word הַיָּ֔מָּה (hayamah) 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.19.26.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.26.W6.S1) and character.