Genesis 42:14:9Gen.42.14.W9PAT

מְרַגְּלִ֥ים

meraggelim

spies

Transliteration
me-rag-ge-LIM
Extended
meh-rahg-geh-LEEM
IPA
/mə.rag.gəˈliːm/

Meaning by language

English
spies
French
espions
Spanish
espías
Portuguese
espiões
German
Spione
Russian
лазутчики
Arabic-Simplified
جَوَاسِيس
Hindi
जासूस
Chinese-Simplified
探子
Korean
정탐꾼들
Indonesian
mata-mata
Bengali
গুপ্তচর
Tagalog
mga tiktik
Swahili
wapelelezi
Amharic
ሰላዮች
Yoruba
amí
Igbo
ndị nledo
Twi
akwansrafoɔ
Ewe
mɔkpɔlawo

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Result
מְ + רַג + גְּ + לִ֥ים
me + rag + ge + lim
meraggelim

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Gimelg as in good
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Lamedl as in law
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    me-rag-ge-LIM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    me-rag-ge-LIM a-TEM

  3. clause

    HU a-SHER di-BAR-ti a-le-KHEM le-MOR me-rag-ge-LIM a-TEM

  4. sentence

    va-YO-mer a-le-HEM yo-SEF HU a-SHER di-BAR-ti a-le-KHEM le-MOR me-rag-ge-LIM a-TEM

In contextGenesis 42:14

said to them Joseph it is what I said to you that spies you are

About this coordinate

Genesis 42:14:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 42:14, so the Hebrew word מְרַגְּלִ֥ים (meraggelim) 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 Gen.42.14.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.42.14.W9.S1) and character.