2 Samuel 13:1:72 Sam.13.1.W7TAB
וּשְׁמָ֣הּ
ushema
“and her name”
- Transliteration
- u-she-MA
- Extended
- oo-sheh-MAH
- IPA
- /u.ʃəˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and her name
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-she-MA
- phraseyour reading level
u-she-MA ta-MAR
- clause
va-ye-HI a-kha-RE-KHEN u-le-av-sha-LOM ben-da-VID a-KHOT ya-FA u-she-MA ta-MAR
- sentence
va-ye-HI a-kha-RE-KHEN u-le-av-sha-LOM ben-da-VID a-KHOT ya-FA u-she-MA ta-MAR va-ye-e-HA-ve-HA am-ne-NON ben-da-VID
Exegesis
The conjunction ušəmāh {וּשְׁמָהּ | ušəmāh} ‘and her name’ introduces Tāmār {תָּמָר | Tāmār}, confirming identity.
In context — 2 Samuel 13:1
And it came to pass after this that Absalom , the son of David, had a beautiful sister whose name was Tamar, and Amnon, the son of David, loved her.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Samuel 13:1, so the Hebrew word וּשְׁמָ֣הּ (ushema) 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 Sam.13.1.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.1.W7.S1) and character.