Genesis 17:26:4Gen.17.26.W4TAB
נִמּ֖וֹל
nimmol
“were circumcised”
- Transliteration
- nim-MOL
- Extended
- nihm-MOHL
- IPA
- /nim.ˈmoːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- were circumcised
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| 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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
nim-MOL
- clause
be-E-tsem ha-YOM ha-ZE nim-MOL av-ra-HAM
- sentence
be-E-tsem ha-YOM ha-ZE nim-MOL av-ra-HAM ve-yish-ma-EL be-NO
Exegesis
The verb nimol {נִמּ֖וֹל | nim-mōl} ‘was circumcised’ precedes its coordinated subject Avraham ve-yishmael {אַבְרָהָ֑ם וְיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אל | ʾaḇ-rā-hām wə-yiš-mā-ʿēl}, reflecting typical VSO order in Hebrew and conveying a concise report of a completed action.
Root and etymology
RootMem-Vav-Lamed
“to circumcise, cut around”
In context — Genesis 17:26
On that very day , Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:26:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 17:26, so the Hebrew word נִמּ֖וֹל (nimmol) 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 Gen.17.26.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.26.W4.S1) and character.