1 Samuel 21:7:101 Sam.21.7.W10TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:8

וּשְׁמ֖וֹ

ushemo

and his name

Transliteration
u-she-MO
Extended
oo-sheh-MOH
IPA
/uʃəˈmoː/

Meaning by language

English
and his name

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וּ + שְׁ + מ֖וֹ
u + she + mo
ushemo

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
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
Holemlong 'oh' as in go

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Word in context

  1. word

    u-she-MO

  2. clause

    ve-SHAM ISH me-av-DE sha-UL ba-YOM ha-HU ne-e-TSAR lif-NE Ye-ho-VAH u-she-MO do-EG ha-a-do-MI

  3. sentence

    ve-SHAM ISH me-av-DE sha-UL ba-YOM ha-HU ne-e-TSAR lif-NE Ye-ho-VAH u-she-MO do-EG ha-a-do-MI a-BIR ha-ro-IM a-SHER le-sha-UL

Exegesis

The coordinate ve-shemo Doeg ha-edomi rosh ha-ro‘im asher le-Saul {וְשְׁמוֹ דֹּעֶג הָאֱדֹמִי רֹאשׁ־הָרֹעִים אֲשֶׁר־לְשָׁאוּל} “and his name was Doeg the Edomite, head of the shepherds who belonged to Saul” uses rosh to denote rank. The sequence underscores sudden revelation and official role within Saul’s household.

In context1 Samuel 21:7

And behold, a man of Saul’s servants was there that day, detained before the LORD ; and his name was Doeg the Edomite, chief of Saul’s herdsmen.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 21:7:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 21:7, so the Hebrew word וּשְׁמ֖וֹ (ushemo) 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.21.7.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.7.W10.S1) and character.