Exodus 17:15:5Exod.17.15.W5TAB
שְׁמ֖וֹ
shemo
“its name”
- Transliteration
- she-MO
- Extended
- sheh-MOH
- IPA
- /ʃə.ˈmoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- its 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
va-yik-RA she-MO
- clause
va-yik-RA she-MO Ye-ho-VAH nis-SEE
- sentence
va-yi-VEN mo-SHEH miz-BE-akh va-yik-RA she-MO Ye-ho-VAH nis-SEE
Exegesis
A second wayyiqtol, vayikra {וַיִּקְרָא | wayyiqrāʾ} ‘and he called’, introduces the naming act via the construct shemo {שְׁמוֹ | šəmô} ‘its name’.
In context — Exodus 17:15
Moses built an altar and named it, “The LORD is my banner .”
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 17:15, 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 Exod.17.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.15.W5.S1) and character.