וּמֵאַ֥יִן

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וּמֵאַ֥יִן

   u-me-A-yin

   and from where
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וּמֵאַ֥יִן תָּבֽוֹא׃

   u-me-A-yin ta-VO

   and from where will you come
3. clause🔊 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הָאִ֧ישׁ הַזָּקֵ֛ן אָ֥נָה תֵלֵ֖ךְ וּמֵאַ֥יִן תָּבֽוֹא׃

   va-YO-meR ha-ISH ha-za-KEN a-NA te-LEKH u-me-A-yin ta-VO

   and he said the man the old where {to} will you go and from where will you come
4. sentence🔊 וַיִּשָּׂ֣א עֵינָ֗יו וַיַּ֛רְא אֶת־הָאִ֥ישׁ הָאֹרֵ֖חַ בִּרְחֹ֣ב הָעִ֑יר וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הָאִ֧ישׁ הַזָּקֵ֛ן אָ֥נָה תֵלֵ֖ךְ וּמֵאַ֥יִן תָּבֽוֹא׃

   va-yi-SA e-NAI-v va-YAR-e et-ha-ISH ha-o-RE-akh bir-KHOv ha-IR va-YO-meR ha-ISH ha-za-KEN a-NA te-LEKH u-me-A-yin ta-VO

   and he lifted up his eyes and he saw {direct object} the man the traveler or guest in the open square of the city and he said the man the old where {to} will you go and from where will you come

Exegesis

The paired interrogatives anah {אָנָה | ʾā-nāh} ‘where to’ and u-me-ayin {וּמֵאַיִן | ū-mē-ʾā-yîn} ‘and from where’ form a balanced inquiry reflecting Hebrew hospitality conventions.