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Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹהchariotsמַרְכְּבֹתand his armyוְחֵילוֹhe has castיָרָהinto the sea;בַיָּםand his choicestוּמִבְחַרcaptainsשָׁלִשָׁיוwere sunkטֻבְּעוּin the Sea of Reeds.בְיַם סוּף
Exodus 15:4
Study it in the app“Pharaoh’s chariots and his army he has cast into the sea; and his choicest captains were sunk in the Sea of Reeds.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 15:4, word by word
- Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹהparo
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “paro” appears- chariotsמַרְכְּבֹתmarkvot
chariot
Chariot: a cart drawn by horses, for war or for travel.
Where else “markvot” appears- and his armyחֵילchel
army
A body of soldiers, a king's armed force.
Where else “chel” appears- he has castיָרָהyara
cast
To hurl something, or set it firmly in place, like a stone.
Where else “yara” appears- into the seaיָּםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears- and his choicestמִבְחַרmivchar
choicest, best
The best, the choicest.
Where else “mivchar” appears- captainsשָׁלִשָׁיshalishay
officer
A high army commander.
Where else “shalishay” appears- were sunkטֻבְּעוּtubu
sink
To go to the bottom, to be sunk in water or mud.
Where else “tubu” appears- in the Sea of Reedsסוּףsuf
reed
Tall shore plants; "the Sea of Rushes".
Where else “suf” appears
The context
3YHWH is a warrior; YHWH is his name.
4 · This verse (above)
5The deeps covered them; they went down into the depths like a stone.