Deuteronomy 17:15:1Deut.17.15.W1TAB
שׂ֣וֹם
som
“you shall surely set”
- Transliteration
- SOM
- Extended
- SOHM
- IPA
- /ˈsoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall surely set
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
SOM
- phraseyour reading level
SOM ta-SIM a-le-KHA
- clause
SOM ta-SIM a-le-KHA ME-lekh a-SHER yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha BO
- sentence
SOM ta-SIM a-le-KHA ME-lekh a-SHER yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha BO mi-KE-rev a-KHE-kha ta-SIM a-le-KHA ME-lekh LO tu-KHAL la-TET a-le-KHA ISH nakh-REE a-SHER LO-a-KHI-kha HU
Exegesis
The verse opens with the emphatic infinitive absolute som {שׂוֹם | sōm} and imperfect tashim {תָּשִׂם | tāšîm}, reinforcing the command.
In context — Deuteronomy 17:15
You shall certainly appoint as king over you the one whom the LORD your God chooses. From among your brothers you shall appoint a king; you may not appoint a foreigner over you, for he is not your brother.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 17:15, so the Hebrew word שׂ֣וֹם (som) 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.17.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.15.W1.S1) and character.