וּשְׁמוֹ֙

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וּשְׁמוֹ֙

   u-she-MO

   and his name
2. clause🔊 וַעֲמָשָׂ֣א בֶן־אִ֗ישׁ וּשְׁמוֹ֙ יִתְרָ֣א הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִ֔י אֲשֶׁר־בָּא֙ אֶל־אֲבִיגַ֣ל בַּת־נָחָ֔שׁ אֲח֥וֹת צְרוּיָ֖ה אֵ֥ם יוֹאָֽב׃

   va-a-ma-SA ven-ISH u-she-MO yit-RA ha-yis-re-E-li a-SHER-ba el-a-vi-GAL bat-na-KHASH a-KHOT tse-ru-YA EM yo-AV

   and Amasa son of a man and his name Ithra the Israelite who came to Abigal daughter of Nahash sister of Zeruiah mother of Joab
3. sentence🔊 וְאֶת־עֲמָשָׂ֗א שָׂ֧ם אַבְשָׁלֹ֛ם תַּ֥חַת יוֹאָ֖ב עַל־הַצָּבָ֑א וַעֲמָשָׂ֣א בֶן־אִ֗ישׁ וּשְׁמוֹ֙ יִתְרָ֣א הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִ֔י אֲשֶׁר־בָּא֙ אֶל־אֲבִיגַ֣ל בַּת־נָחָ֔שׁ אֲח֥וֹת צְרוּיָ֖ה אֵ֥ם יוֹאָֽב׃

   ve-ET-a-ma-SA SAM av-sha-LOM TA-khat yo-AV al-ha-tsa-VA va-a-ma-SA ven-ISH u-she-MO yit-RA ha-yis-re-E-li a-SHER-ba el-a-vi-GAL bat-na-KHASH a-KHOT tse-ru-YA EM yo-AV

   and Amasa {direct object marker + name} he set or appointed Absalom under, in place of Joab over the army and Amasa son of a man and his name Ithra the Israelite who came to Abigal daughter of Nahash sister of Zeruiah mother of Joab

Exegesis

A chained apposition wa’amasa ben-ish u-shmo {וַעֲמָשָׂא בֶן־אִישׁ וּשְׁמוֹ | wa-ʿă-mā-śāʾ ben-ʾîš u-šə-mōʾ} establishes his lineage, followed by yiṯ-rāʾ ha-yiśrəʾēlî {יִתְרָא הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִי | yiṯ-rāʾ ha-yiś-rə-ʾē-lî} identifying national status.