Job 21:5:2Job.21.5.W2TAB
וְהָשַׁ֑מּוּ
vehashammu
“and be appalled”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-SHAM-mu
- Extended
- veh-haa-SHAHM-moo
- IPA
- /vəhaːˈʃam.muː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and be appalled
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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
ve-ha-SHAM-mu
- clause
pe-NU-E-LAI ve-ha-SHAM-mu
- sentence
pe-NU-E-LAI ve-ha-SHAM-mu ve-si-MU YAD al-PE
Exegesis
The form ve-hashammu {וְהָשַׁמּוּ | vĕ-hā-šăm-mû} ‘and be appalled’ is a Qal perfect with vav-consecutive nuance denoting a resultant state.
In context — Job 21:5
Turn to me and be appalled ; put your hand over your mouth .
About this coordinate
Job 21:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 21:5, so the Hebrew word וְהָשַׁ֑מּוּ (vehashammu) 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.21.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.5.W2.S1) and character.