Exodus 39:6:3Exod.39.6.W3TAB
הַשֹּׁ֔הַם
hashoham
“the onyx”
- Transliteration
- ha-SHO-ham
- Extended
- hah-SHOH-hahm
- IPA
- /haʃˈʃoː.ham/
Meaning by language
- English
- the onyx
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-SHO-ham
- phraseyour reading level
et-av-NEI ha-SHO-ham
- clause
va-ya-a-SU et-av-NEI ha-SHO-ham mu-sa-BOT mish-be-TSOT za-HAV
- sentence
va-ya-a-SU et-av-NEI ha-SHO-ham mu-sa-BOT mish-be-TSOT za-HAV me-fu-ta-KHOT pit-tu-KHEI kho-TAM al-she-MOT be-NEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The direct object is indicated by the particle et {אֶת | ’e·ṯ} ‘direct object marker’, followed by the construct phrase avnei ha-shoham {אַבְנֵי הַשֹּׁהַם | ʾav·nê ha·šō·ḥām} ‘the onyx stones’.
Root and etymology
ש־ה־מ
“onyx, gemstone”
In context — Exodus 39:6
And they made the onyx stones encircled in gold settings and engraved them as seal-carvings on the names of the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Exodus 39:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 39:6, so the Hebrew word הַשֹּׁ֔הַם (hashoham) 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.39.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.6.W3.S1) and character.