Genesis 19:37:5Gen.19.37.W5TAB
שְׁמ֖וֹ
shemo
“his name”
- Transliteration
- she-MO
- Extended
- sheh-MOH
- IPA
- /ʃə.ˈmoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his name
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
she-MO
- phraseyour reading level
va-tik-RA she-MO
- clause
va-TE-led hab-be-khi-RA BEN va-tik-RA she-MO mo-AV
- sentence
va-TE-led hab-be-khi-RA BEN va-tik-RA she-MO mo-AV HU a-vi-mo-AV ad-ha-YOM
Exegesis
In the second clause shemo {שְׁמוֹ | še-mô} ‘his name’ functions as construct complement to the naming verb, with Moav {מוֹאָב | mō-ʾāḇ} ‘Moab’ as the substantive naming object.
In context — Genesis 19:37
And the firstborn bore a son and called his name Moab; he is the father of the Moabites to this day.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:37:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 19:37, so the Hebrew word שְׁמ֖וֹ (shemo) 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.19.37.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.37.W5.S1) and character.