1 Samuel 16:18:221 Sam.16.18.W22TAB
עִמּֽוֹ׃
imo
“is with him”
- Transliteration
- i-MO
- Extended
- ih-MOH
- IPA
- /ʕimˈmoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- is with him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
i-MO
- clause
va-ye-ho-VAH i-MO
- sentence
va-ya-AN e-KHAD me-ha-ne-a-RIM va-yo-MER hi-NE ra-i-TI BEN le-yi-SHAI BET hal-lakh-MI yo-DE-a na-GEN ve-gib-BOR kha-YIL ve-ISH mil-kha-MA u-ne-VON da-VAR ve-ISH TO-AR va-ye-ho-VAH i-MO
Exegesis
The clause wayhōwāh ’immô {וַיְהוָה עִמּוֹ | wayhōwāh ’immô} ‘and the LORD is with him’ provides a climactic affirmation of divine presence.
In context — 1 Samuel 16:18
And one of the young men answered and said, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor , a man of war, prudent in speech, a comely person, and the LORD is with him.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:18:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of 1 Samuel 16:18, so the Hebrew word עִמּֽוֹ׃ (imo) 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.16.18.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.18.W22.S1) and character.