Exodus 16:20:2Exod.16.20.W2TAB
אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֗ה
elmoshe
“to Moses”
- Transliteration
- el-mo-SHE
- Extended
- ehl-moh-SHEH
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.moˈʃɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Moses
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-mo-SHE
- phraseyour reading level
ve-lo-sham-OO el-mo-SHE
- clause
ve-lo-sham-OO el-mo-SHE va-yo-TI-ru a-na-SHIM mi-ME-nu ad-BO-ker va-ya-RUM to-la-EEM va-yiv-ASH
- sentence
ve-lo-sham-OO el-mo-SHE va-yo-TI-ru a-na-SHIM mi-ME-nu ad-BO-ker va-ya-RUM to-la-EEM va-yiv-ASH va-yik-TSOF a-LE-hem mo-SHE
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el Moshe {אֶל־מֹשֶׁה | ʾel-mō-šeh} marks the intended recipient of the instruction.
Root and etymology
m-š-hmem–shin–he
“to draw out”
In context — Exodus 16:20
But they did not heed Moses , and some of the people reserved a portion until dawn; it then swarmed with maggots and turned putrid, so Moses was angry with them.
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 16:20, so the Hebrew word אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֗ה (elmoshe) 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 Exod.16.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.20.W2.S1) and character.