2 Samuel 23:8:22 Sam.23.8.W2TAB
שְׁמ֥וֹת
shemot
“names of”
- Transliteration
- she-MOT
- Extended
- sheh-MOHT
- IPA
- /ʃəˈmoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- names of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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
she-MOT
- phraseyour reading level
she-MOT ha-gi-bo-RIM
- clause
E-le she-MOT ha-gi-bo-RIM a-SHER le-da-VID
- sentence
E-le she-MOT ha-gi-bo-RIM a-SHER le-da-VID yo-SHEV ba-she-VET takh-ke-mo-NI ROSH ha-sha-li-SHI HU a-di-NO ha-e-tsa-NU ha-ets-NE al-she-mo-NE me-OT kha-LAL be-fa-AM e-KHAD e-KHAT
Exegesis
The verse begins with the demonstrative eleh {אֵ֛לֶּה | ʾêl-leh} ‘these’ introducing a roster, followed by shemot {שְׁמוֹת | še-môṯ} ‘names.’
In context — 2 Samuel 23:8
These are the names of the mighty men who belonged to David: Josheb-basshebeth the Tahkemonite, chief of the three; he was Adino the Eznite, against eight hundred slain at one time.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 23:8, so the Hebrew word שְׁמ֥וֹת (shemot) 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.23.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.8.W2.S1) and character.