Judges 17:1:3Judg.17.1.W3TAB
וּשְׁמ֥וֹ
ushemo
“and his name”
- Transliteration
- u-she-MO
- Extended
- oo-sheh-MOH
- IPA
- /uʃəˈmoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and his name
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
u-she-MO
- phraseyour reading level
u-she-MO mi-kha-YE-hu
- sentence
va-ye-HI-I-sh me-har-e-fra-YIM u-she-MO mi-kha-YE-hu
Exegesis
The connector ushemo {וּשְׁמ֥וֹ | wə-šĕ-mo} ‘and his name’ introduces the proper name that follows, linking the indefinite figure to a unique identity.
In context — Judges 17:1
Now there was a man from the hill country of Ephraim, and his name was Micah.
About this coordinate
Judges 17:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Judges 17:1, so the Hebrew word וּשְׁמ֥וֹ (ushemo) 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.17.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.17.1.W3.S1) and character.