Exodus 17:6:16Exod.17.6.W16TAB
מֹשֶׁ֔ה
moshe
“Moses”
- Transliteration
- mo-SHE
- Extended
- moh-SHEH
- IPA
- /moˈʃe/
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-SHE
- clause
va-YA-as KEN mo-SHE le-ay-NEY zik-NEY yis-ra-EL
- sentence
hin-NEE o-MED le-fa-NE-kha SHAM al-ha-TSUR be-kho-REV ve-hi-KEE-ta va-TSUR ve-yats-OO mi-MEN-nu MA-yim ve-sha-TA ha-AM va-YA-as KEN mo-SHE le-ay-NEY zik-NEY yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The narrative resumes with vayya’as ken moshe {וַיַּעַשׂ כֵּן מֹשֶׁה | way-ya-ʿaś kēn mō-šeh} ‘and Moses did thus,’ indicating compliance.
Root and etymology
m-š-hmem–shin–he
“to draw out”
In context — Exodus 17:6
Behold, I stand before you there on the rock at Horeb; you are to strike the rock, and water will emerge from it for the people to drink. And Moses acted accordingly in the sight of the elders of Israel.
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:6:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Exodus 17:6, so the Hebrew word מֹשֶׁ֔ה (moshe) 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.17.6.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.6.W16.S1) and character.