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

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Result
הַ + מַּ֙ + יִם֙
ha + ma + yim
hamayim

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Memm as in mother
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-MA-yim

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-lo-yi-he-YEH OD ha-MA-yim

  3. clause

    ve-lo-yi-he-YEH OD ha-MA-yim le-ma-BUL le-sha-KHET kol-ba-SAR

  4. 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 contextGenesis 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.