1 Chronicles 13:9:101 Chr.13.9.W10TAB
שָֽׁמְט֖וּ
shamteu
“they slipped”
- Transliteration
- sham-TEU
- Extended
- shaam-TEH-oo
- IPA
- /ʃaːmˈtˤuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they slipped
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sham-TEU
- phraseyour reading level
KI sham-TEU
- clause
va-yish-LAKH u-ZA et-ya-DO le-e-KHOZ et-ha-A-ron KI sham-TEU ha-ba-KAR
- sentence
va-ya-VO-u ad-GO-ren khi-DON va-yish-LAKH u-ZA et-ya-DO le-e-KHOZ et-ha-A-ron KI sham-TEU ha-ba-KAR
Exegesis
The infinitive ləʾeḥōz ʾet-hāʾārōn {לֶאֱחֹז אֶת־הָאָרוֹן | ləʾeḥōz ʾet-hāʾārōn} ‘to seize the ark’ expresses intention, and kî šāməṭû hā-bā-qār {כִּי שָׁמְטוּ הַבָּקָר | kî šāməṭû hā-bā-qār} ‘because the oxen stumbled’ indicates causation. English SVO order preserves clarity while reflecting the Hebrew emphasis on Uzzah’s action.
In context — 1 Chronicles 13:9
When they reached the threshing floor of Kidon, Uzzah reached out his hand to take hold of the ark , because the oxen stumbled.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 13:9:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Chronicles 13:9, so the Hebrew word שָֽׁמְט֖וּ (shamteu) 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 1 Chr.13.9.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.13.9.W10.S1) and character.