1 Samuel 16:4:21 Sam.16.4.W2TAB

שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל

shemuel

Samuel

Transliteration
she-mu-EL
Extended
sheh-moo-EEL
IPA
/ʃəmuːˈʔeːl/

Meaning by language

English
Samuel

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
שְׁ + מוּ + אֵ֗ל
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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Word in context

  1. word

    she-mu-EL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-ya-AS she-mu-EL

  3. clause

    va-ya-AS she-mu-EL ET a-SHER dib-BER Ye-ho-VAH va-ya-BO BET LA-khem

  4. sentence

    va-ya-AS she-mu-EL ET a-SHER dib-BER Ye-ho-VAH va-ya-BO BET LA-khem va-ye-kher-DU zik-NE ha-IR lik-ra-TO va-yo-MER sha-LOM BO-e-kha

In context1 Samuel 16:4

And Samuel did what the LORD commanded, and he came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city trembled to meet him, and they said, “Is your coming in peace?”

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 16:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 16:4, so the Hebrew word שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל (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.16.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.4.W2.S1) and character.