1 Samuel 15:14:21 Sam.15.14.W2TAB

שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל

shemuel

Samuel

Transliteration
she-mu-EL
Extended
sheh-moo-EEL
IPA
/ʃə.muˈʔeːl/

Meaning by language

English
Samuel

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
שְׁ + מוּ + אֵ֔ל
she + mu + el
shemuel

Alphabet Analysis

Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Memm as in mother
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Lamedl as in law

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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The word

Word in context

  1. word

    she-mu-EL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-YO-mer she-mu-EL

  3. clause

    va-YO-mer she-mu-EL u-ME kol-ha-TSON ha-ZE be-oz-NAI

  4. sentence

    va-YO-mer she-mu-EL u-ME kol-ha-TSON ha-ZE be-oz-NAI ve-KOL ha-ba-KAR a-SHER a-no-KHI sho-ME-a

Root and etymology

Rootshin–mem–ayin

heard by God

In context1 Samuel 15:14

Samuel said, “What then is this sound of the flock in my ears, and the sound of the cattle that I am hearing?”

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 15:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 15:14, so the Hebrew word שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל (shemuel) 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.15.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.14.W2.S1) and character.