Numbers 24:7:4Num.24.7.W4TAB
בְּמַ֣יִם
bemayim
“in many waters”
- Transliteration
- be-ma-YIM
- Extended
- beh-mah-YEEM
- IPA
- /bəmaˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- in many waters
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
be-ma-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
be-ma-YIM ra-BIM
- clause
yiz-ZAL-ma-YIM mid-dal-YAV ve-zar-O be-ma-YIM ra-BIM
- sentence
yiz-ZAL-ma-YIM mid-dal-YAV ve-zar-O be-ma-YIM ra-BIM ve-ya-ROM me-a-GAG mal-KO ve-ti-na-SE mal-khu-TO
Exegesis
The first couplet begins with yiz-zal {יִֽזַּל | yiz-zal} ‘flows’ plus the source phrase mid-dā-lyāv {מִדָּ֣לְיָ֔ו | mid-dā-lyāv} ‘from his buckets,’ then shifts to ve-za-ra-’ô {וְזַרְע֖וֹ | ve-za-ra-’ô} ‘and his seed’ with the locative be-ma-yim rab-bîm {בְּמַ֣יִם רַבִּ֑ים | be-ma-yim rab-bîm} ‘in abundant waters,’ conveying nourishment and expansion.
Root and etymology
m-y-mmem–yod–mem
“water, fluid”
In context — Numbers 24:7
Water will flow from his buckets, and his seed will be in many waters. His king will be exalted above Agag, and his kingdom will be lifted up.
About this coordinate
Numbers 24:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 24:7, so the Hebrew word בְּמַ֣יִם (bemayim) 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.24.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.7.W4.S1) and character.