ThenוַMiriamמִרְיָםthe prophetess,הַנְּבִיאָהthe sisterאֲחוֹתof Aaron,אַהֲרֹןtookתִּקַּחthe tambourineאֶת הַתֹּףin her hand,בְּיָדָהּand allכָלthe womenהַנָּשִׁיםwent outוַתֵּצֶאןָafter herאַחֲרֶיהָwith tambourinesבְּתֻפִּיםand with dances.וּבִמְחֹלֹת
Exodus 15:20
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With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 15:20, word by word
- Miriamמִרְיָםmiryam
Miriam
Miriam, sister of Moses and Aaron, a prophetess; also a woman of the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:17).
Where else “miryam” appears- the prophetessנְּבִיאָהnevia
prophetess
Prophetess: a woman who speaks on behalf of God.
Where else “nevia” appears- the sisterאֲחוֹתachot
sister
A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.
Where else “achot” appears- of Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- tookתִּקַּחtikach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “tikach” appears- the tambourineתֹּףtof
tambourine
Tambourine: a small hand drum.
Where else “tof” appears- in her handיָדָyada
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yada” appears- the womenנָּשִׁיםnashim
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “nashim” appears- went outתֵּצֶאןָtetsena
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “tetsena” appears- and with dancesמְחֹלֹתmecholot
dance
Dance in a ring.
Where else “mecholot” appears
Translation note
“Miriam” is, in Hebrew, Miryam: the sister of Moses and of Aaron (Numbers 26:59). She is the first woman whom the Bible calls a prophetess.
The context
19For when the horses of Pharaoh went with his chariots and his horsemen into the sea, YHWH brought back the waters of the sea upon them, but the sons of Israel walked on dry ground in the midst of the sea.
20 · This verse (above)
21And Miriam answered them, “Sing to YHWH, for he is highly exalted; horse and its rider he has hurled into the sea.”