שֹׁסֵֽהוּ׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 שֹׁסֵֽהוּ׃

   sho-SE-hu

   the one plundering him or it
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 מִיַּ֥ד שֹׁסֵֽהוּ׃

   mi-YAD sho-SE-hu

   from the hand of the one plundering him or it
3. clause🔊 וַיַּצֵּ֥ל אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מִיַּ֥ד שֹׁסֵֽהוּ׃

   va-yats-TSEL ET-yis-ra-EL mi-YAD sho-SE-hu

   and he delivered {direct object marker} Israel from the hand of the one plundering him or it
4. sentence🔊 וַיַּ֣עַשׂ חַ֔יִל וַיַּ֖ךְ אֶת־עֲמָלֵ֑ק וַיַּצֵּ֥ל אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מִיַּ֥ד שֹׁסֵֽהוּ׃

   va-ya-AS kha-YIL va-YAKH ET-a-ma-LEK va-yats-TSEL ET-yis-ra-EL mi-YAD sho-SE-hu

   and he did valor and he struck {direct object marker} Amalek and he delivered {direct object marker} Israel from the hand of the one plundering him or it

Exegesis

The construct prepositional phrase miyyad {מִיַּ֥ד | miyyad} ‘from the hand’ with šōśēhû {שֹׁסֵֽהוּ | šō·śē·hû} ‘plunderer’ identifies the oppressor. This structured progression underscores the transition from valor to defeat to deliverance.

Root and etymology

š-s-h🔊 שׁ־ס־הShin–Samekh–Heh

“to plunder, ravage”