Deuteronomy 16:11:24Deut.16.11.W24TAB
שְׁמ֖וֹ
shemo
“His name”
- Transliteration
- she-MO
- Extended
- sheh-MOH
- IPA
- /ləʃakˈkeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- His name
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-MO
- phraseyour reading level
le-sha-KEN she-MO
- clause
ba-ma-KOM a-SHER yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha le-sha-KEN she-MO SHAM
- sentence
ve-sa-MAKH-ta lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha a-TA u-vin-KHA u-vit-TE-kha ve-av-DE-kha va-a-ma-TE-kha ve-ha-LE-vi a-SHER bish-a-a-RE-kha ve-ha-GER ve-ha-ya-TOM ve-ha-al-ma-NA a-SHER be-kir-BE-kha ba-ma-KOM a-SHER yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha le-sha-KEN she-MO SHAM
Exegesis
Finally, the Piel infinitive construct leshakken {לְשַׁכֵּ֥ן | lĕ-šaḵ-kēn} ‘to cause to dwell’ with shemo {שְׁמֹ֖ו | šĕ-mōw} ‘His Name’ presents a purpose clause expressing God’s intent to establish divine presence at the chosen sanctuary site.
Root and etymology
Rootšin–mem–resh
“to guard, keep”
In context — Deuteronomy 16:11
And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God —you, your son, your daughter, your servant, your maidservant, the Levite who is within your gates, and the sojourner, the orphan, and the widow who are among you—in the place that the LORD your God will choose to cause His Name to dwell there.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:11:24 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 24 of Deuteronomy 16:11, so the Hebrew word שְׁמ֖וֹ (shemo) 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 Deut.16.11.W24, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.11.W24.S1) and character.