Ruth 2:20:10Ruth.2.20.W10PAT
אֶת־הַחַיִּ֖ים
ethakhayeem
“the living”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-kha-YEEM
- Extended
- eht-hah-khah-YEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haħajˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the living
- French
- les vivants
- Spanish
- los vivos
- Portuguese
- os vivos
- German
- die Lebenden
- Russian
- живых
- Arabic-Simplified
- الأحياء
- Hindi
- जीवित लोग
- Chinese-Simplified
- 活着的人
- Korean
- 살아 있는 자들
- Indonesian
- orang hidup
- Bengali
- জীবিতরা
- Tagalog
- ang mga buháy
- Swahili
- walio hai
- Amharic
- ሕያዋን
- Yoruba
- àwọn alààyè
- Igbo
- ndị dị ndụ
- Twi
- ateasefoɔ
- Ewe
- ame siwo le agbe
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-kha-YEEM
- clause
va-to-MER na-o-MI le-kal-LA-tah ba-RUKH HU la-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER loh-ah-ZAV KHAS-do et-ha-kha-YEEM veh-et-ha-me-TEEM
- sentence
va-to-MER na-o-MI le-kal-LA-tah ba-RUKH HU la-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER loh-ah-ZAV KHAS-do et-ha-kha-YEEM veh-et-ha-me-TEEM va-to-MER LA na-o-MI ka-ROV la-NU ha-ISH mi-go-a-LEH-nu HU
In context — Ruth 2:20
said Naomi to her daughter-in-law blessed he to the LORD who did not forsake his kindness the living and the dead said to her Naomi close to us the man one of our redeemers he
About this coordinate
Ruth 2:20:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Ruth 2:20, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַחַיִּ֖ים (ethakhayeem) 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 Ruth.2.20.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Ruth.2.20.W10.S1) and character.