Exodus 20:19:2Exod.20.19.W2TAB
אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה
elmosheh
“to Moses”
- Transliteration
- el-MO-sheh
- Extended
- ehl-MOH-sheh
- IPA
- /ʔɛlˈmoːʃe/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Moses
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-MO-sheh
- clause
vah-yoh-MRUU el-MO-sheh dah-BEHR-ah-TAH ih-mah-NUU veh-nish-MAA-ah
- sentence
vah-yoh-MRUU el-MO-sheh dah-BEHR-ah-TAH ih-mah-NUU veh-nish-MAA-ah veh-ahl-yeh-dah-BEHR ih-mah-NUU e-lo-HIM pehn-nah-MUUT
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el-mo-SHE {אֶל־מֹשֶׁה | ʾel-mōšeh} ‘to Moses’ establishes Moses as mediator.
In context — Exodus 20:19
And they said to Moses, “You speak with us and we will listen; but do not let God speak with us, lest we die .”
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 20:19, so the Hebrew word אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה (elmosheh) 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.20.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.19.W2.S1) and character.