Judges 14:5:2Judg.14.5.W2TAB
שִׁמְשׁ֛וֹן
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
- phraseyour reading level
va-YE-red shim-shon
- clause
va-YE-red shim-shon ve-a-VIV ve-im-MO tim-na-TA
- sentence
va-YE-red shim-shon ve-a-VIV ve-im-MO tim-na-TA va-ya-VO-u ad-kar-ME tim-na-TA ve-hin-NE ke-FIR a-ra-YOT sho-EG lik-ra-TO
Exegesis
The proper name Shimshon {שִׁמְשׁוֹן | šim·shōn} introduces the protagonist, followed by the coordinated ve’aviv {וְאָבִיו | wə·’ā·vî·w} ‘his father’ and ve’imo {וְאִמּוֹ | wə·’im·mō} ‘his mother’, indicating family accompaniment.
Root and etymology
שׁ–מ–ש
“sun”
In context — Judges 14:5
And Samson went down with his father and his mother to Timnah, and they came to the vineyards of Timnah; and behold, a young lion was roaring as it came toward him.
About this coordinate
Judges 14:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Judges 14:5, so the Hebrew word שִׁמְשׁ֛וֹן (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.14.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.14.5.W2.S1) and character.