Exodus 1:18:3Exod.1.18.W3PAT

לַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֔ת

lameyalledot

to the midwives

Transliteration
la-me-yal-le-DOT
Extended
lah-meh-yal-leh-DOHT
IPA
/la.mə.jal.ləˈðoːθ/

Meaning by language

English
to the midwives
French
aux sages-femmes
Spanish
a las parteras
Portuguese
às parteiras
German
zu den Hebammen
Russian
к повивальным бабкам
Arabic-Simplified
إلى القابلات
Hindi
दाइयों को
Chinese-Simplified
给接生婆们
Korean
산파들에게
Indonesian
kepada para bidan
Bengali
ধাত্রিদের কাছে
Tagalog
sa mga komadrona
Swahili
kwa wakunga
Amharic
ለአዋላጆቹ
Yoruba
si awọn agbẹbi
Igbo
nye ndị inyere n'ịmụ nwa
Twi
ma awogyamfoɔ no
Ewe
na vidzilaawo la

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Result
לַֽ + מְ + יַל + לְּ + דֹ֔ת
la + me + yal + le + dot
lameyalledot

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Memm as in mother
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Daletd as in door
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    la-me-yal-le-DOT

  2. clause

    va-yik-RA ME-lekh-mits-RA-yim la-me-yal-le-DOT va-yo-MER la-HEN mad-DU-a a-si-TEN ha-da-VAR ha-ZEH

  3. sentence

    va-yik-RA ME-lekh-mits-RA-yim la-me-yal-le-DOT va-yo-MER la-HEN mad-DU-a a-si-TEN ha-da-VAR ha-ZEH va-te-khai-YE-na ET-ha-ye-la-DIM

In contextExodus 1:18

and called the king of Egypt to the midwives and said to them why have you done the matter this and kept alive the boys

About this coordinate

Exodus 1:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 1:18, so the Hebrew word לַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֔ת (lameyalledot) 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 Exod.1.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.1.18.W3.S1) and character.