Exodus 18:23:12Exod.18.23.W12TAB
עַל־מְקֹמ֖וֹ
almekomo
“to his place”
- Transliteration
- al-me-ko-MO
- Extended
- ahl-meh-koh-MOH
- IPA
- /ʕal.məqoˈmoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to his place
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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
al-me-ko-MO
- clause
veh-GAM kol-ha-AM ha-ZEH al-me-ko-MO yah-VO be-sha-LOM
- sentence
IM et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZEH ta-a-SEH veh-tsiv-KHA e-lo-HIM veh-yah-khal-TA a-MOD veh-GAM kol-ha-AM ha-ZEH al-me-ko-MO yah-VO be-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The phrase al mekomo yavo {עַל־מְקֹמ֖וֹ יָבֹא | ʿal mə-qō-mō yāḇōʾ} employs a distributive singular form ‘their place’ to indicate each person’s arrival.
In context — Exodus 18:23
If you do this matter , and God commands you, then you will be able to stand, and also all the people will come to their place in peace.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:23:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Exodus 18:23, so the Hebrew word עַל־מְקֹמ֖וֹ (almekomo) 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.18.23.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.23.W12.S1) and character.