Genesis 42:7:12Gen.42.7.W12PAT
מֵאַ֣יִן
meayin
“from where”
- Transliteration
- me-A-yin
- Extended
- meh-AH-yin
- IPA
- /meː.ˈʔa.jin/
Meaning by language
- English
- from where
- French
- d'où
- Spanish
- de dónde
- Portuguese
- de onde
- German
- woher
- Russian
- откуда
- Arabic-Simplified
- مِنْ أَيْنَ
- Hindi
- कहाँ से
- Chinese-Simplified
- 从哪里
- Korean
- 어디에서
- Indonesian
- dari mana
- Bengali
- কোথা থেকে
- Tagalog
- mula saan
- Swahili
- kutoka wapi
- Amharic
- ከየት
- Yoruba
- láti ibo
- Igbo
- site n'ebee
- Twi
- efi he
- Ewe
- tso afi ka
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-A-yin
- phraseyour reading level
me-A-yin ba-TEM
- clause
va-yit-na-KER a-lei-HEM va-ye-da-BER it-TAM ka-SHOT va-YO-mer a-le-HEM me-A-yin ba-TEM va-yo-me-RU me-E-rets ke-NA-an li-she-BAR-o-khel
- sentence
va-YAR yo-SEF et-e-KHAV va-yak-ki-REM va-yit-na-KER a-lei-HEM va-ye-da-BER it-TAM ka-SHOT va-YO-mer a-le-HEM me-A-yin ba-TEM va-yo-me-RU me-E-rets ke-NA-an li-she-BAR-o-khel
In context — Genesis 42:7
saw Joseph his brothers he recognized them he acted like a stranger toward them he spoke with them harshly he said to them from where have you come they said from the land of Canaan to buy food
About this coordinate
Genesis 42:7:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 42:7, so the Hebrew word מֵאַ֣יִן (meayin) 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.42.7.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.42.7.W12.S1) and character.