Numbers 14:25:11Num.14.25.W11TAB
יַם־סֽוּף׃
yamsuf
“the Sea of Reeds”
- Transliteration
- yam-SUF
- Extended
- yahm-SOOF
- IPA
- /jamˈsuːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Sea of Reeds
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yam-SUF
- phraseyour reading level
DE-rekh yam-SUF
- clause
ma-KHAR pe-NU u-se-U la-KHEM ha-mid-BAR DE-rekh yam-SUF
- sentence
ve-ha-a-ma-LE-ki ve-ha-ke-na-a-NI yo-SHEV ba-E-mek ma-KHAR pe-NU u-se-U la-KHEM ha-mid-BAR DE-rekh yam-SUF
Exegesis
The goal ha-midbar {הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר | ha-mid-bār} ‘the wilderness’, its route derekh {דֶּ֥רֶךְ | dē-reḵ} ‘way’, and the directional object yam-suf {יַם־סֽוּף | yam-sûf} ‘Sea of Reeds’ complete the spatial instruction.
In context — Numbers 14:25
For the Amalekite and the Canaanite are dwelling in the valley . Tomorrow, turn and set out for yourselves into the wilderness by the way of the Sea of Reeds .
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:25:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Numbers 14:25, so the Hebrew word יַם־סֽוּף׃ (yamsuf) 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 Num.14.25.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.25.W11.S1) and character.