Leviticus 19:3:2Lev.19.3.W2TAB
אִמּ֤וֹ
ihmmo
“his mother”
- Transliteration
- ihm-MO
- Extended
- ihm-MOH
- IPA
- /ʔim.ˈmoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his mother
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ihm-MO
- phraseyour reading level
EESH ihm-MO veh-ah-VEEV
- clause
EESH ihm-MO veh-ah-VEEV tee-RA-OO veh-et-shab-beh-to-TAI tish-MO-ROO
- sentence
EESH ihm-MO veh-ah-VEEV tee-RA-OO veh-et-shab-beh-to-TAI tish-MO-ROO ah-NEE Yeh-ho-VAH e-lo-HEE-khem
Exegesis
The phrase immo ve-aviv {אִמּוֹ וְאָבִיו | ʾim-mô wə-ʾā-vîv} establishes each individual’s filial relationship.
In context — Leviticus 19:3
Each person must fear his mother and his father, and you must keep my Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 19:3, so the Hebrew word אִמּ֤וֹ (ihmmo) 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 Lev.19.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.3.W2.S1) and character.