Exodus 20:24:13Exod.20.24.W13TAB
אֶת־שְׁמִ֔י
etshemi
“my name”
- Transliteration
- et-she-MI
- Extended
- eet-sheh-MEE
- IPA
- /ʔet.ʃə.ˈmiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my name
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-she-MI
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER az-KIR et-she-MI
- clause
be-khol-ha-ma-KOM a-SHER az-KIR et-she-MI a-VO e-LE-kha u-ve-rakh-TI-kha
- sentence
miz-BAKH a-da-MA ta-a-seh-LI ve-za-vakh-TA a-LAV et-o-lo-TEY-kha ve-et-she-la-MEY-kha et-tsohn-KHA ve-et-be-ka-RE-kha be-khol-ha-ma-KOM a-SHER az-KIR et-she-MI a-VO e-LE-kha u-ve-rakh-TI-kha
Exegesis
The relative clause bechol hamakom asher azkir et shmi {בְּכָל־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר אַזְכִּיר אֶת־שְׁמִי | bə-ḵāl-ham-mā-qôm ʾă-šer ʾaz-kîr ʾeṯ-šə-mî} ‘in every place where I cause My name to be remembered’ establishes divine authorization for worship locations.
In context — Exodus 20:24
You shall make an earth altar for Me and there sacrifice your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, from your flock and from your cattle; in every place where I cause My name to be commemorated, I will come to you and bless you.
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:24:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Exodus 20:24, so the Hebrew word אֶת־שְׁמִ֔י (etshemi) 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.20.24.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.24.W13.S1) and character.