Judges 14:9:8Judg.14.9.W8TAB
וְאֶל־אִמּ֔וֹ
veelimmo
“and to his mother”
- Transliteration
- ve-el-im-MO
- Extended
- veh-ehl-ihm-MOH
- IPA
- /wəʔɛl.ʔimˈmoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and to his mother
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-el-im-MO
- phraseyour reading level
el-a-VIV ve-el-im-MO
- clause
va-yir-DE-hu el-kha-PAV va-YE-lekh ha-LOKH ve-a-KHOL va-YE-lekh el-a-VIV ve-el-im-MO va-yit-TEN la-HEM va-yo-KHE-lu
- sentence
va-yir-DE-hu el-kha-PAV va-YE-lekh ha-LOKH ve-a-KHOL va-YE-lekh el-a-VIV ve-el-im-MO va-yit-TEN la-HEM va-yo-KHE-lu ve-LO-hi-GID la-HEM KI mig-ge-vi-YAT ha-ar-YE ra-DA ha-de-VASH
Exegesis
Parallel syntax in ʾel-ʾāviv wəʾel-ʾimmō {אֶל־אָבִיו וְאֶל־אִמּוֹ | ʾel-ʾāviv wəʾel-ʾimmō} marks his visits to both parents.
In context — Judges 14:9
He scraped it into his palms and continued on his way, eating as he went. When he came to his father and his mother, he gave them some, and they ate; but he did not tell them that he had scraped the honey from the carcass of the lion.
About this coordinate
Judges 14:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Judges 14:9, so the Hebrew word וְאֶל־אִמּ֔וֹ (veelimmo) 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.14.9.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.14.9.W8.S1) and character.