Leviticus 14:6:19Lev.14.6.W19TAB
הַמַּ֥יִם
hamaiyim
“the waters”
- Transliteration
- ha-MAI-yim
- Extended
- hah-MAI-yim
- IPA
- /hamˈmajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- the waters
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-MAI-yim
- phraseyour reading level
ha-MAI-yim ha-khai-YIM
- clause
ve-ta-VAL o-TAM ve-ET ha-tsi-POR ha-khai-YA be-DAM ha-tsi-POR hash-khoo-TAH al ha-MAI-yim ha-khai-YIM
- sentence
et-ha-tsi-POR ha-khai-YA yik-KAKH o-TAH ve-et-ETS ha-E-rez ve-et-she-NEE ha-to-la-AT ve-ET-ha-e-ZOV ve-ta-VAL o-TAM ve-ET ha-tsi-POR ha-khai-YA be-DAM ha-tsi-POR hash-khoo-TAH al ha-MAI-yim ha-khai-YIM
Exegesis
Finally, the phrases bǝ-damm {בְּדַם | bə-damm} ‘in blood’ and ʿal hammayim ha-ḥayyīm {עַל הַמַּיִם הַחַיִּים | ʿal hammayim ha-ḥayyīm} ‘over the living water’ establish the ceremonial medium and location for purification.
Root and etymology
מ־י־ם
“water”
In context — Leviticus 14:6
He shall take the living bird along with the cedar wood, the scarlet, and the hyssop , and dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the living water.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:6:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Leviticus 14:6, so the Hebrew word הַמַּ֥יִם (hamaiyim) 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 Lev.14.6.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.6.W19.S1) and character.