1 Samuel 14:20:131 Sam.14.20.W13TAB
מְהוּמָ֖ה
mehuma
“confusion or panic”
- Transliteration
- me-hu-MA
- Extended
- meh-hoo-MAA
- IPA
- /məhuːˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- confusion or panic
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-hu-MA
- clause
ve-hin-NE ha-ye-TA KHE-rev ISH be-re-E-hu me-hu-MA ge-do-LA me-OD
- sentence
va-yiz-ZA-ek sha-UL ve-KHOL-ha-AM a-SHER i-TO va-ya-VO-u ad-ha-mil-kha-MA ve-hin-NE ha-ye-TA KHE-rev ISH be-re-E-hu me-hu-MA ge-do-LA me-OD
Exegesis
The intensifying formula mehumah gedolah me’od {מְהוּמָה גְּדוֹלָה מְאֹד | me-hu-mah ge-do-lah me-ʼod} builds climax: noun + adjective + adverb. The Hebrew uses repeated vav-consecutives to heighten urgency, which is rendered in English by preserving sequence and splitting clauses for clarity while retaining cumulative force.
Root and etymology
h-m-hhmh
“disorder, confusion”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:20
And Saul and all the people who were with him cried out, and they came up to the battle. And behold, the sword of each man was turned against his companion , and there was very great confusion .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:20:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Samuel 14:20, so the Hebrew word מְהוּמָ֖ה (mehuma) 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 Sam.14.20.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.20.W13.S1) and character.