Deuteronomy 16:6:7Deut.16.6.W7TAB
שְׁמ֔וֹ
shemo
“his name”
- Transliteration
- she-MO
- Extended
- sheh-MOH
- IPA
- /ʃɛˈmoː/
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
KI im-EL-ha-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha le-sha-KEN she-MO SHAM tiz-BAKH et-ha-PE-sakh ba-A-rev
- sentence
KI im-EL-ha-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha le-sha-KEN she-MO SHAM tiz-BAKH et-ha-PE-sakh ba-A-rev ke-VO ha-SHE-mesh mo-ED tse-tkha mi-mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
The infinitive construct ləšakkēn šəmô {לְשַׁכֵּן שְׁמוֹ | ləšakkēn šəmô} ‘to cause His name to dwell’ localizes divine presence.
Root and etymology
Rootšin–mem–resh
“to guard, keep”
In context — Deuteronomy 16:6
But only at the place which the LORD your God will choose to cause His name to dwell, you shall sacrifice the Passover in the evening, at sunset, at the appointed time of your coming out from Egypt.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 16:6, so the Hebrew word שְׁמ֔וֹ (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.16.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.6.W7.S1) and character.