Judges 13:17:5Judg.13.17.W5TAB
מִ֣י
mi
“who”
- Transliteration
- MI
- Extended
- MEE
- IPA
- /ˈmiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- who
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
MI
- phraseyour reading level
MI she-ME-kha
- clause
va-YO-mer ma-NO-akh el-mal-AKH ye-ho-VAH MI she-ME-kha
- sentence
va-YO-mer ma-NO-akh el-mal-AKH ye-ho-VAH MI she-ME-kha ki-ya-VO de-va-RE-kha de-VAR-kha ve-khi-bad-NU-kha
Exegesis
The question begins with the interrogative mî {מִ֣י | mî} ‘who’, prompting an identity disclosure.
In context — Judges 13:17
And Manoah said to the angel of the LORD , “What is your name , so that when your word comes to pass we may honor you?”
About this coordinate
Judges 13:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Judges 13:17, so the Hebrew word מִ֣י (mi) 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 Judg.13.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.13.17.W5.S1) and character.