Genesis 9:15:12Gen.9.15.W12PAT
הַמַּ֙יִם֙
hamayim
“the waters”
- Transliteration
- ha-MA-yim
- Extended
- hah-MAH-yim
- IPA
- /ham.ˈma.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- the waters
- French
- les eaux
- Spanish
- las aguas
- Portuguese
- as águas
- German
- die Wasser
- Russian
- воды
- Arabic-Simplified
- المياه
- Hindi
- वे जल
- Chinese-Simplified
- 众水
- Korean
- 그 물들
- Indonesian
- air itu
- Bengali
- জলগুলো
- Tagalog
- ang mga tubig
- Swahili
- maji hayo
- Amharic
- ውሃዎቹ
- Yoruba
- omi náà
- Igbo
- mmiri ahụ
- Twi
- nsuo no
- Ewe
- tsiwo la
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ha-MA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
ve-lo-yi-he-YEH OD ha-MA-yim
- clause
ve-lo-yi-he-YEH OD ha-MA-yim le-ma-BUL le-sha-KHET kol-ba-SAR
- sentence
ve-za-khar-TI et-beh-ree-TEE a-SHER BEI-ni oo-bei-nei-KHEM oo-BEIN kol-NE-fesh kha-YA beh-kol-ba-SAR ve-lo-yi-he-YEH OD ha-MA-yim le-ma-BUL le-sha-KHET kol-ba-SAR
In context — Genesis 9:15
I will remember my covenant that is between me and between you and between every being living of all flesh the waters will not be again as a flood to destroy all flesh
About this coordinate
Genesis 9:15:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 9:15, so the Hebrew word הַמַּ֙יִם֙ (hamayim) 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.9.15.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.9.15.W12.S1) and character.