Numbers 20:24:15Num.20.24.W15TAB
לְמֵ֥י
lemei
“at the waters of”
- Transliteration
- le-MEI
- Extended
- leh-MEI
- IPA
- /ləˈmeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- at the waters of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
le-MEI
- phraseyour reading level
le-MEI me-ri-VA
- clause
AL a-SHER-me-ri-TEM et-PI le-MEI me-ri-VA
- sentence
ye-a-SEF a-ha-RON el-am-MAV KI LO ya-VO el-ha-A-retz a-SHER na-ta-TI liv-NEI yis-ra-EL AL a-SHER-me-ri-TEM et-PI le-MEI me-ri-VA
Exegesis
Finally, lemei Meribah {לְמֵי מְרִיבָה | lə-mê mə-rî-ḇāh} ‘at the waters of Meribah’ specifies the locus of contention.
In context — Numbers 20:24
Aaron will be gathered to his people, because he will not enter the land which I have given to the sons of Israel, on account of your rebellion against my mouth at the waters of Meribah.
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:24:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Numbers 20:24, so the Hebrew word לְמֵ֥י (lemei) 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.20.24.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.24.W15.S1) and character.