Deuteronomy 16:2:11Deut.16.2.W11TAB
שְׁמ֖וֹ
shemo
“his name”
- Transliteration
- she-MO
- Extended
- sheh-MOH
- IPA
- /ʃəˈmoː/
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 le-sha-KEN she-MO SHAM
- sentence
ve-za-VAHKH-ta PE-sakh la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha TSO-n u-ba-KAR ba-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH le-sha-KEN she-MO SHAM
Exegesis
Finally, the Piel infinitive le-shakken {לְשַׁכֵּן | lə-ša-kên} “to cause to dwell” with its object shemo {שְׁמוֹ | še-mō} “his name” expresses the purpose of God’s presence in that location.
Root and etymology
Rootšin–mem–resh
“to guard, keep”
In context — Deuteronomy 16:2
You shall sacrifice the Passover to the LORD your God from the flock and the herd, at the place the LORD will choose to cause His name to dwell there.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:2:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Deuteronomy 16:2, 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.16.2.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.2.W11.S1) and character.