Job 18:20:2Job.18.20.W2TAB
נָשַׁ֣מּוּ
nashammu
“they are appalled”
- Transliteration
- na-SHAM-mu
- Extended
- naa-SHAHM-moo
- IPA
- /naːˈʃam.muː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they are appalled
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
na-SHAM-mu
- clause
al-YO-mo na-SHAM-mu a-kha-ro-NIM
- sentence
al-YO-mo na-SHAM-mu a-kha-ro-NIM ve-kad-mo-NIM a-kha-ZU SA-ar
Exegesis
The first clause employs verb-first order with nashammu {נָשַׁ֣מּוּ | nāšammû} ‘were appalled’ preceding acharonim {אַחֲרֹנִ֑ים | ʾaḥărōnîm} ‘later ones,’ a poetic inversion that emphasizes emotional impact before identifying the participants.
Root and etymology
consonantsshin–mem–mem
“to be appalled, desolated”
In context — Job 18:20
At his day , the later ones are appalled, and the former ones are seized with horror .
About this coordinate
Job 18:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 18:20, so the Hebrew word נָשַׁ֣מּוּ (nashammu) 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 Job.18.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.18.20.W2.S1) and character.