1 Samuel 15:14:31 Sam.15.14.W3TAB
וּמֶ֛ה
ume
“what”
- Transliteration
- u-ME
- Extended
- oo-MEH
- IPA
- /uˈmɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- what
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-ME
- clause
va-YO-mer she-mu-EL u-ME kol-ha-TSON ha-ZE be-oz-NAI
- 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
Exegesis
The interrogative meh {מֶה | mē} frames a question anticipating surprise.
In context — 1 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 15:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 15:14, so the Hebrew word וּמֶ֛ה (ume) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.14.W3.S1) and character.