Numbers 20:13:2Num.20.13.W2TAB
מֵ֣י
mei
“the waters of”
- Transliteration
- MEI
- Extended
- MEI
- IPA
- /meˈj/
Meaning by language
- English
- the waters of
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
MEI
- phraseyour reading level
MEI me-ri-VAH
- clause
he-MAH MEI me-ri-VAH a-SHER-RA-vu ve-NEI-YIS-ra-EL ET-Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
he-MAH MEI me-ri-VAH a-SHER-RA-vu ve-NEI-YIS-ra-EL ET-Ye-ho-VAH va-yik-ka-DET BAM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the demonstrative hemmah {הֵמָּה | hemmâ} ‘these’, setting a deictic frame, immediately followed by the construct phrase mey merivah {מֵי מְרִיבָה | mēy mĕrîḇâ} ‘waters of contention’.
Root and etymology
מ־י־ם
“water”
In context — Numbers 20:13
These are the waters of Meribah , where the sons of Israel quarreled with the LORD , and He was sanctified among them.
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 20:13, so the Hebrew word מֵ֣י (mei) 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.20.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.13.W2.S1) and character.