Exodus 21:17:3Exod.21.17.W3TAB
וְאִמּ֖וֹ
veimmo
“and his mother”
- Transliteration
- ve-im-MO
- Extended
- veh-ihm-MOH
- IPA
- /və.ʔim.ˈmoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and his mother
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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
ve-im-MO
- sentence
oo-me-kal-LEL a-VIV ve-im-MO MOT yu-MAT
Exegesis
The coordinated direct objects aviv {אָבִיו | ʾā-ḇîw} ‘his father’ and imo {וְאִמּוֹ | wə-ʾim-mô} ‘his mother’ are linked by simple conjunction, emphasizing equal legal standing.
In context — Exodus 21:17
Anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death .
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 21:17, so the Hebrew word וְאִמּ֖וֹ (veimmo) 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.21.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.17.W3.S1) and character.