Genesis 18:33:9Gen.18.33.W9TAB
לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃
limkomo
“to his place”
- Transliteration
- lim-ko-MO
- Extended
- lihm-koh-MOH
- IPA
- /lim.qo.ˈmoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to his place
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
lim-ko-MO
- phraseyour reading level
SHAV lim-ko-MO
- clause
ve-av-ra-HAM SHAV lim-ko-MO
- sentence
va-YE-lekh Ye-ho-VAH ka-a-SHER kil-LA le-dab-BER el-av-ra-HAM ve-av-ra-HAM SHAV lim-ko-MO
Exegesis
The second clause, marked by the conjunction veAvraham {וְאַבְרָהָם | wə-ʾaḇ-rā-hām}, shifts focus to Abraham, where the Qal perfect shav {שָׁב | šāḇ} with limkomo {לִמְקֹמוֹ | lim-qō-mō} depicts him returning to his place. This parallel clause structure—the divine departure followed by Abraham’s return—brings narrative closure, with the English rendering smoothing subordination for readability.
In context — Genesis 18:33
Then the LORD went on from there when He finished speaking with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:33:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 18:33, so the Hebrew word לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃ (limkomo) 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.18.33.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.33.W9.S1) and character.