Exodus 18:7:9Exod.18.7.W9TAB
לְשָׁל֑וֹם
lehshalom
“for well-being”
- Transliteration
- leh-sha-LOM
- Extended
- leh-shah-LOHM
- IPA
- /ləʃaˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for well-being
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
leh-sha-LOM
- clause
va-ye-TSE mo-SHEH lik-RAT khot-NO va-yish-ta-KHU va-yish-sak-LO va-yish-a-LU eesh-leh-reh-EH-hoo leh-sha-LOM
- sentence
va-ye-TSE mo-SHEH lik-RAT khot-NO va-yish-ta-KHU va-yish-sak-LO va-yish-a-LU eesh-leh-reh-EH-hoo leh-sha-LOM va-ya-VO-U ha-o-he-LAH
Exegesis
The narrative shifts to the plural subject in vayishalu {וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ | way-yish-ʾă-lû}, employing the construct ish-lere’ehu {אִישׁ־לְרֵעֵהוּ | ʾîš-lə-rē-ʿē-hû} modified by leshalom {לְשָׁלוֹם | lə-šā-lôm} to convey mutual concern for welfare.
Root and etymology
sh-l-mshin–lamed–mem
“to be whole”
In context — Exodus 18:7
And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law , and he bowed down and kissed him, and they asked each other about their well-being , and they came into the tent.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 18:7, so the Hebrew word לְשָׁל֑וֹם (lehshalom) 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.18.7.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.7.W9.S1) and character.