2 Samuel 22:8:52 Sam.22.8.W5TAB
מוֹסְד֥וֹת
mosedot
“foundations”
- Transliteration
- mo-se-DOT
- Extended
- moh-seh-DOHT
- IPA
- /moːsəˈðoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- foundations
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mo-se-DOT
- phraseyour reading level
mo-se-DOT ha-sha-MA-yim
- clause
ve-tig-ASh va-yit-ge-ASH va-tir-ASH ha-A-rets mo-se-DOT ha-sha-MA-yim yir-ga-ZU
- sentence
ve-tig-ASh va-yit-ge-ASH va-tir-ASH ha-A-rets mo-se-DOT ha-sha-MA-yim yir-ga-ZU va-yit-ge-a-SHU ki-kha-RA LO
Exegesis
The construct mōsdōt haššāmayim {מוֹסְדוֹת הַשָּׁמַיִם | mōs-də-ṯ haš·šā·ma·yim} ‘foundations of the heavens’ highlights cosmic instability.
In context — 2 Samuel 22:8
The earth quaked and shook; the foundations of the heavens trembled and quaked, because He was angry.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 22:8, so the Hebrew word מוֹסְד֥וֹת (mosedot) 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.22.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.8.W5.S1) and character.