1 Kings 15:2:61 Kgs.15.2.W6TAB
אִמּ֔וֹ
imo
“his mother”
- Transliteration
- i-MO
- Extended
- ih-MOH
- IPA
- /ʔimˈmoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his mother
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
i-MO
- phraseyour reading level
ve-SHEM i-MO
- clause
ve-SHEM i-MO ma-a-KHA bat-a-vi-sha-LOM
- sentence
sha-LOSH sha-NIM ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM ve-SHEM i-MO ma-a-KHA bat-a-vi-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The conjunction and noun veshem {וְשֵׁם | wə-šēm} ‘and name’ plus the construct immo {אִמּוֹ | immō} ‘his mother’ introduce a genealogical clause.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–mem
“mother”
In context — 1 Kings 15:2
His reign in Jerusalem lasted three years. His mother’s name was Maakah , daughter of Abishalom .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 15:2, so the Hebrew word אִמּ֔וֹ (imo) 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 Kgs.15.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.2.W6.S1) and character.