Judges 13:24:6Judg.13.24.W6TAB
שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹן
shimshon
“Samson”
- Transliteration
- shim-sHON
- Extended
- shihm-sHOHN
- IPA
- /ʃimˈʃoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- Samson
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shim-sHON
- clause
va-te-LED ha-i-SHA BEN va-tik-RA et-she-MO shim-sHON
- sentence
va-te-LED ha-i-SHA BEN va-tik-RA et-she-MO shim-sHON va-yig-DAL ha-NA-ar va-ye-va-re-KHE-hu Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The proper name Shimshon {שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹן | šim-šôn} anchors individual identity.
In context — Judges 13:24
And the woman bore a son and called his name Samson. The youth grew, and the LORD blessed him.
About this coordinate
Judges 13:24:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Judges 13:24, so the Hebrew word שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹן (shimshon) 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 Judg.13.24.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.13.24.W6.S1) and character.