1 Samuel 14:9:41 Sam.14.9.W4TAB
דֹּ֕מּוּ
domu
“be still”
- Transliteration
- DO-mu
- Extended
- DOH-moo
- IPA
- /ˈdom.muː/
Meaning by language
- English
- be still
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
DO-mu
- clause
im-KO yo-me-RU e-LE-nu DO-mu ad-ha-gi-E-nu a-LE-khem
- sentence
im-KO yo-me-RU e-LE-nu DO-mu ad-ha-gi-E-nu a-LE-khem ve-a-MAD-nu takh-TE-nu ve-LO na-le a-LE-hem
Exegesis
The imperative domu {דֹּ֕מּוּ | dômû} ‘stand still’ conveys a direct command.
Root and etymology
Rootd-m-m
“to be silent”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:9
If they say to us, “Stand still until we come to you,” then we will stand in our place and not go up to them.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 14:9, so the Hebrew word דֹּ֕מּוּ (domu) 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.14.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.9.W4.S1) and character.