1 Samuel 22:20:51 Sam.22.20.W5TAB

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

    va-yim-ma-LET ben-e-KHAD la-a-khi-ME-lekh ben-a-khi-TUV u-she-MO ev-ya-TAR

  3. sentence

    va-yim-ma-LET ben-e-KHAD la-a-khi-ME-lekh ben-a-khi-TUV u-she-MO ev-ya-TAR va-yiv-RAKH a-kha-RE da-VID

Exegesis

Ushmo evyatar {וּשְׁמ֖וֹ אֶבְיָתָ֑ר | u·še·mō ẹ·vyâ·târ} ‘and his name was Abiathar’ introduces personal identity.

In context1 Samuel 22:20

But one son of Ahimelech , son of Ahitub, escaped; his name was Abiathar, and he fled after David .

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 22:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 22:20, 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.22.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.20.W5.S1) and character.