Deuteronomy 17:11:15Deut.17.11.W15TAB
וּשְׂמֹֽאל׃
usemol
“and left”
- Transliteration
- u-se-MOL
- Extended
- oo-seh-MOHL
- IPA
- /useˈmoːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and left
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
u-se-MOL
- phraseyour reading level
ya-MIN u-se-MOL
- clause
LO ta-SUR min-ha-da-VAR a-SHER-ya-GI-du le-KHA ya-MIN u-se-MOL
- sentence
al-PI ha-to-RAH a-SHER yo-ru-KHA ve-al-ha-mish-PAT a-SHER-YO-mru le-KHA ta-a-SEH LO ta-SUR min-ha-da-VAR a-SHER-ya-GI-du le-KHA ya-MIN u-se-MOL
Exegesis
The closing merism yā-min wə-sĕ-môl {יָמִ֥ין וּשְׂמֹֽאל | yā-min wə-sĕ-môl} ‘right and left’ expresses totality. This nested structure of relative clauses and polar terms underscores the comprehensive nature of judicial obedience and is rendered in English through parallel clause patterns and precise lexical choices.
In context — Deuteronomy 17:11
According to the instruction which they teach you, and according to the judgment which they declare to you, you shall act. You shall not turn aside from the word that they declare to you, either to the right or to the left.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:11:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Deuteronomy 17:11, so the Hebrew word וּשְׂמֹֽאל׃ (usemol) 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.17.11.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.11.W15.S1) and character.