Numbers 20:11:7Num.20.11.W7TAB
פַּעֲמָ֑יִם
paamaiim
“twice”
- Transliteration
- pa-a-MAI-im
- Extended
- pah-ah-mah-YIM
- IPA
- /paʕaˈmajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- twice
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
pa-a-MAI-im
- clause
va-ya-REM mo-SHEH ET-ya-DO va-YAKH ET-ha-SE-la be-ma-TE-hu pa-a-MAI-im
- sentence
va-ya-REM mo-SHEH ET-ya-DO va-YAKH ET-ha-SE-la be-ma-TE-hu pa-a-MAI-im va-ye-TSE-u MA-yim ra-BIM va-TESH-te ha-e-DA u-ve-i-RAM
Exegesis
The dual noun paamayim {פַּעֲמָיִם | paʿămāyim} ‘twice’ quantifies Moses’ action precisely.
Root and etymology
p-'-mpe-ayin-mem
“step, occurrence”
In context — Numbers 20:11
And Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his staff , and abundant waters gushed forth, and the congregation drank along with their livestock.
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:11:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 20:11, so the Hebrew word פַּעֲמָ֑יִם (paamaiim) 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.20.11.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.11.W7.S1) and character.