Exodus 17:4:2Exod.17.4.W2TAB
מֹשֶׁה֙
mosheh
“Moses”
- Transliteration
- mo-SHEH
- Extended
- moh-SHEH
- IPA
- /moː.ˈʃɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- Moses
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
mo-SHEH
- phraseyour reading level
va-yits-AK mo-SHEH
- clause
va-yits-AK mo-SHEH el-ye-ho-VAH leh-eh-MOR MA e-eh-SEH la-AM ha-ZEH
- sentence
va-yits-AK mo-SHEH el-ye-ho-VAH leh-eh-MOR MA e-eh-SEH la-AM ha-ZEH OD me-AT u-se-ka-lu-NI
Exegesis
The verb precedes Moshe {מֹשֶׁה | mōšeh} in typical Hebrew verb–subject order, maintaining narrative momentum.
Root and etymology
m-š-hmem–shin–he
“to draw out”
In context — Exodus 17:4
Moses cried out to the LORD , “What should I do for this people? They are nearly ready to stone me.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 17:4, so the Hebrew word מֹשֶׁה֙ (mosheh) 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.17.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.4.W2.S1) and character.