1 Samuel 20:27:61 Sam.20.27.W6TAB

מְק֣וֹם

mekom

place of

Transliteration
me-KOM
Extended
meh-KOHM
IPA
/məˈqoːm/

Meaning by language

English
place of

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Result
מְ + ק֣וֹם
me + kom
mekom

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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The word

Word in context

  1. word

    me-KOM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    me-KOM da-VID

  3. sentence

    va-ye-HI mim-ma-kho-RAT ha-KHO-desh hash-she-NI va-yip-pa-KED me-KOM da-VID va-yo-MER sha-UL el-ye-ho-na-TAN be-NO mad-DU-a lo-VA ben-yi-SHAI gam-te-MOL gam-ha-YOM el-hal-LE-khem

Root and etymology

q-w-mqof–vav–mem

place

In context1 Samuel 20:27

And it was the next day, the second day of the month, and David’s place was filled; and Saul said to Jonathan, “Why has the son of Jesse not come today and also yesterday to the meal?”

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 20:27:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 20:27, so the Hebrew word מְק֣וֹם (mekom) 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.20.27.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.27.W6.S1) and character.