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Hebrew wordlink #100431

OSHB Jos 4:7 מֵימֵי (mēymēy) Strongs=4325 Lemma=‘מַיִם’
contextual word gloss=‘the_waters_of’ word gloss=‘waters_of’
Morphology=Ncmpc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=construct
Year=-1451 TimeSeries=War_with_Canaanites

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Other uses (6) of identical word form מֵימֵי (Morphology=Ncmpc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=construct) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘מֵימֵי’ (Morphology=Ncmpc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=construct) has 3 different glosses: ‘[the]_waters_of’, ‘of_the_waters_of’, ‘the_waters_of’.

EXO 7:19 contextual word gloss=‘the_waters_of’ word gloss=‘waters_of’ OSHB EXO 7:19 word 13

OET-LV: 19 and_ YHWH _he/it _said to Mosheh say to ʼAhₐron take staff _of_your and_stretch _out hand _of_your over the _waters _of Miʦrayim over rivers _of_their over canals _of_their and_over pools _of_their and_over every _of (the)_collecting _place _of their _water _of_of so_that _they _may _become blood and_it _was blood in_all the _land _of Miʦrayim and_in_wood(s) and_in_stone(s). (EXO_7:19)

OET-RV: 19 “Tell Aharon to take his staff and stretch out his hand over the waters of Egypt: over their streams, their canals, and their pools, and over every reservoir of their water, and the water will become blood. Then there’ll be blood in the entire country—even in wooden or stone containers of water.” (EXO 7:19)

EXO 8:2 contextual word gloss=‘the_waters_of’ word gloss=‘waters_of’ OSHB EXO 8:2 word 6

OET-LV: 2  and_ ʼAhₐron _he _stretched _out DOM his/its_hand over the _waters _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and_it _went _up the_frog[s] and_it _covered DOM the _land _of Miʦrayim. (EXO_8:2)

OET-RV: 2 But if you refuse to let them go, then look, I’m about to pound your entire territory with frogs. (EXO 8:2)

2 KI 5:12 contextual word gloss=‘the_waters_of’ word gloss=‘waters_of’ OSHB 2 KI 5:12 word 8

OET-LV: 12 Not good are_Amana and_Farfar the _rivers _of Dammeseq from_all the _waters _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) not will _I _wash (is)_in_them and_I _will _be _clean and_he _turned and_he/it _went in_a _rage. (KI2_5:12)

OET-RV: 12 Aren’t the Damascus rivers Abanah and Pharpar better than any river in Yisrael? Can’t I bathe in them instead and get healed?” So he turned and he went off angrily. (KI2 5:12)

2 CHR 32:3 contextual word gloss=‘the_waters_of’ word gloss=‘water_of’ OSHB 2 CHR 32:3 word 7

OET-LV: 3 And_he _took _counsel with officials _of_his and_his _mighty _of_men to_stop _up DOM the _waters _of the _springs which were_from_the_outside of_city and_they_helped _him. (CH2_32:3)

OET-RV: 3 he consulted with his officials and army leaders about blocking up the springs outside the city, and they helped him. (CH2 32:3)

2 CHR 32:30 contextual word gloss=‘of_the_waters_of’ word gloss=‘waters_of’ OSHB 2 CHR 32:30 word 6

OET-LV: 30 And_he Ḩizqiy^yāh he _stopped _up DOM the _outlet _of the _waters _of Giyḩōn (the)_upper and_he_directed _them (to)_downwards westward of_the _city _of of _Dāvid and_ Ḩizqiy^yāh _he _prospered in_all deed _of_his. (CH2_32:30)

OET-RV: 30 Hizkiyah blocked off the upper outlet at the Gihon spring and directed the water down the western side of ‘The City of David’. All his projects were successful, (CH2 32:30)

JOB 24:19 contextual word gloss=‘[the]_waters_of’ word gloss=‘waters_of’ OSHB JOB 24:19 word 5

OET-LV: 19 Drought also heat they _snatch _away the_waters _of snow Shəʼōl those _who_they _have _sinned. (JOB_24:19)

OET-RV: 19 Drought as well as heat will snatch away the snow.
⇔ ≈ The grave will do the same to those who have sinned. (JOB 24:19)