1 Samuel 17:4:61 Sam.17.4.W6TAB
שְׁמ֖וֹ
shemo
“his name”
- Transliteration
- she-MO
- Extended
- sheh-MOH
- IPA
- /ʃəˈmoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his name
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
she-MO
- phraseyour reading level
gol-YAT she-MO
- clause
va-ye-TSE ISH-ha-be-NA-yim mi-ma-kha-NOT pe-lish-TIM gol-YAT she-MO mi-GAT
- sentence
va-ye-TSE ISH-ha-be-NA-yim mi-ma-kha-NOT pe-lish-TIM gol-YAT she-MO mi-GAT gav-HO SHESH a-MOT va-ZE-ret
Exegesis
An appositive identifies Golyat shemo {גָּלְיָ֥ת שְׁמ֖וֹ | Gôliyāṯ šəmô} by name, and the locative mi-Gat {מִגַּת | miqqāṯ} pinpoints his hometown.
In context — 1 Samuel 17:4
A champion came out from the Philistine camps. His name was Goliath from Gath, and his height was six cubits and a span .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 17:4, so the Hebrew word שְׁמ֖וֹ (shemo) 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.17.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.4.W6.S1) and character.