2 Kings 22:1:112 Kgs.22.1.W11TAB
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 ye-di-DA bat-a-da-YA mi-bats-KAT
- sentence
ben-she-mo-NE sha-NA yo-shi-YA-hu ve-mal-KHO u-she-lo-SHIM ve-a-KHAT sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM ve-SHEM i-MO ye-di-DA bat-a-da-YA mi-bats-KAT
Exegesis
The clause veshem immo yedidah bat-adayah mibotsqath {וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ יְדִידָ֥ה בַת־עֲדָיָה מִבָּצְקַֽת | wəšēm ʾimmô yəḏīdāh baṯ-ʿădāyāh mibbōṣqāṯ} ‘and his mother’s name Jedidah, daughter of Adaiah, from Bozkath’ uses veshem to introduce maternal lineage. English subordinate clauses and cardinal numerals maintain Hebrew emphasis on age and duration.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-naleph–mem–nun
“firmness, trust”
In context — 2 Kings 22:1
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he ruled thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother was Jedidah , the daughter of Adaiah .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 22:1:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Kings 22:1, 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.22.1.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.1.W11.S1) and character.