מֵ֣י

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 מֵ֣י

   MEI

   water
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 מֵ֣י בְאֵ֑ר

   MEI ve-ER

   water from a well
3. clause🔊 נַעְבְּרָה־נָּ֣א בְאַרְצֶ֗ךָ לֹ֤א נַעֲבֹר֙ בְּשָׂדֶ֣ה וּבְכֶ֔רֶם וְלֹ֥א נִשְׁתֶּ֖ה מֵ֣י בְאֵ֑ר

   na-av-RAH-NA ve-ar-TSE-kha LO na-a-VOR be-sa-DEH u-ve-KE-rem ve-LO nish-TEH MEI ve-ER

   Let us pass, please through your land We will not pass through in a field or vineyard and we will not drink water from a well
4. sentence🔊 נַעְבְּרָה־נָּ֣א בְאַרְצֶ֗ךָ לֹ֤א נַעֲבֹר֙ בְּשָׂדֶ֣ה וּבְכֶ֔רֶם וְלֹ֥א נִשְׁתֶּ֖ה מֵ֣י בְאֵ֑ר דֶּ֧רֶךְ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ נֵלֵ֗ךְ לֹ֤א נִטֶּה֙ יָמִ֣ין וּשְׂמֹ֔אול עַ֥ד אֲשֶֽׁר־נַעֲבֹ֖ר גְּבוּלֶֽךָ׃

   na-av-RAH-NA ve-ar-TSE-kha LO na-a-VOR be-sa-DEH u-ve-KE-rem ve-LO nish-TEH MEI ve-ER DE-rekh ha-ME-lekh nei-LEKH LO ni-TEH ya-MIN u-se-MOL AD a-SHER-na-a-VOR ge-vu-LE-kha

   Let us pass, please through your land We will not pass through in a field or vineyard and we will not drink water from a well the way of the king we will go We will not turn aside to the right or to the left until we have passed through your territory

Exegesis

The meristic expression ni-teh ya-min u-smo-ol {נִטֶּה יָמִין וּשְׂמֹאול | niṭēh ya-min u-śmo-ol} covers all lateral deviations.

Root and etymology

מ־י־ם🔊 mem–yod–mem

“water”

• 🔊 מַעְיָןma‘yanspringGenesis 16:7