Numbers 2:18:5Num.2.18.W5TAB
יָ֑מָּה
yamah
“to the west”
- Transliteration
- ya-MAH
- Extended
- yaa-MAH
- IPA
- /jaˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the west
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Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
ya-MAH
- clause
DE-gel ma-kha-NEH ef-RA-yim le-tsiv-o-TAM ya-MAH
- sentence
DE-gel ma-kha-NEH ef-RA-yim le-tsiv-o-TAM ya-MAH ve-na-SI liv-NEI ef-RA-yim e-li-sha-MA ben-a-mi-HUD
Exegesis
Yāmāh {יָמָה | yāmāh} ‘westward’ functions as a directional adverb with the he locale ending.
In context — Numbers 2:18
The standard of the camp of Ephraim by their divisions was to the west, and the leader of the sons of Ephraim was Elishama son of Ammihud.
About this coordinate
Numbers 2:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 2:18, so the Hebrew word יָ֑מָּה (yamah) 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.2.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.18.W5.S1) and character.