Exodus 17:9:2Exod.17.9.W2TAB
מֹשֶׁ֤ה
moshe
“Moses”
- Transliteration
- mo-SHE
- Extended
- moh-SHEH
- IPA
- /mo.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-SHE
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer mo-SHE el-ye-ho-SHU-a
- clause
va-YO-mer mo-SHE el-ye-ho-SHU-a be-khar-la-NU a-na-SHIM ve-TSE hil-la-KHEM ba-a-ma-LEK
- sentence
va-YO-mer mo-SHE el-ye-ho-SHU-a be-khar-la-NU a-na-SHIM ve-TSE hil-la-KHEM ba-a-ma-LEK ma-KHAR a-no-KHI ni-TSAV al-ROSH ha-giv-AH u-mat-TE ha-e-lo-HIM be-ya-DI
Exegesis
The verb–subject order (mōšeh {מֹשֶׁ֤ה | mōšeh} ‘Moses’) is characteristic of biblical Hebrew storytelling.
Root and etymology
m-š-hmem–shin–he
“to draw out”
In context — Exodus 17:9
Moses said to Joshua, “Select men for us and go out to confront Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand atop the hill, with the staff of God in my hand.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 17:9, so the Hebrew word מֹשֶׁ֤ה (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.17.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.9.W2.S1) and character.