2 Kings 18:2:122 Kgs.18.2.W12TAB
אִמּ֔וֹ
imo
“his mother”
- Transliteration
- i-MO
- Extended
- ih-MOH
- IPA
- /ʔimˈmoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his mother
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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
i-MO
- phraseyour reading level
ve-SHEM i-MO
- clause
ve-SHEM i-MO a-VI bat-ze-khar-YA
- sentence
ben-E-se-RIM ve-kha-MESH sha-NA ha-YA ve-mal-KHO ve-e-se-RIM va-TE-sha sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LA-yim ve-SHEM i-MO a-VI bat-ze-khar-YA
Exegesis
The final nominal chain ve-shem immo avi bat-zecharyah {וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ אֲבִ֖י בַּת־זְכַרְיָֽה | wə-šēm ʾim·mō ʾǎ·vî baṯ-zə·kha·rî·yāh} “and the name of his mother was Abi, daughter of Zechariah” provides genealogical detail and closes the royal annal pattern.
In context — 2 Kings 18:2
He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Abi daughter of Zechariah .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:2:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 18:2, so the Hebrew word אִמּ֔וֹ (imo) 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 2 Kgs.18.2.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.2.W12.S1) and character.