Exodus 39:14:2Exod.39.14.W2TAB
עַל־שְׁמֹ֨ת
alshemot
“upon the names of”
- Transliteration
- al-she-MOT
- Extended
- ahl-sheh-MOHT
- IPA
- /ʕal.ʃə.ˈmoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon the names of
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
al-she-MOT
- phraseyour reading level
al-she-MOT be-NEI-yis-ra-EL he-NAH
- clause
ve-ha-a-va-NIM al-she-MOT be-NEI-yis-ra-EL he-NAH she-TEIM es-REH al-she-mo-TAM
- sentence
ve-ha-a-va-NIM al-she-MOT be-NEI-yis-ra-EL he-NAH she-TEIM es-REH al-she-mo-TAM pi-tu-KHEI kho-TAM ISH al-she-MO lish-NEIM a-SAR SHA-vet
Exegesis
A second prepositional construct, ʿal-šə-mō-ṭām {עַל־שְׁמֹתָ֑ם | ʿal-šə-mō-ṭām} ‘upon their names,’ frames the chain pit-tû-ḥêy ḥō-tām {פִּתּוּחֵ֤י חֹתָם | pit-tû-ḥêy ḥō-tām} ‘engravings of a signet.’
In context — Exodus 39:14
The stones were set upon the names of the sons of Israel; there were twelve stones, engraved as signets , each according to his name , for the twelve tribes.
About this coordinate
Exodus 39:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 39:14, so the Hebrew word עַל־שְׁמֹ֨ת (alshemot) 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.39.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.14.W2.S1) and character.