Genesis 26:21:7Gen.26.21.W7TAB
שְׁמָ֖הּ
shemah
“its name”
- Transliteration
- she-MAH
- Extended
- sheh-MAAH
- IPA
- /ʃə.ˈmaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- its name
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
שְׁ + מָ֖הּ
↓
she + mah
↓
shemah
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Vowels (Niqqud)
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Word in context
- word
she-MAH
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-RA she-MAH
- clause
va-yik-RA she-MAH sit-NA
- sentence
va-yakh-pe-RU be-ER a-KHE-ret va-ya-RI-vu gam-a-LE-ha va-yik-RA she-MAH sit-NA
In context — Genesis 26:21
They dug another well, and they quarreled over that one also; so he named it Sitnah .
About this coordinate
Genesis 26:21:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 26:21, so the Hebrew word שְׁמָ֖הּ (shemah) 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.26.21.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.26.21.W7.S1) and character.