Nehemiah 13:1:14Neh.13.1.W14TAB

וּמֹאָבִ֛י

umoavi

and a Moabite

Transliteration
u-mo-a-VI
Extended
oo-moh-ah-VEE
IPA
/u.moː.ʔaːˈviː/

Meaning by language

English
and a Moabite

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Result
וּ + מֹ + אָ + בִ֛י
u + mo + a + vi
umoavi

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Memm as in mother
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    u-mo-a-VI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    lo-YA-VO a-mo-NI u-mo-a-VI

  3. clause

    ve-nim-TSA ka-TUV BO a-SHER lo-YA-VO a-mo-NI u-mo-a-VI bik-HAL ha-e-lo-HIM ad-o-LAM

  4. sentence

    ba-YOM ha-HU nik-RA be-SE-fer mo-SHE be-oz-NE ha-AM ve-nim-TSA ka-TUV BO a-SHER lo-YA-VO a-mo-NI u-mo-a-VI bik-HAL ha-e-lo-HIM ad-o-LAM

Exegesis

The relative clause asher loyavo ammoni wumoavi {אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָב֨וֹא עַמֹּנִ֧י וּמֹאָבִ֛י | ’ă-šer lō-yā-wō’ ’am-mō-nî ū-mō-’ā-vî} ‘that no Ammonite or Moabite shall come’ presents the exclusionary prohibition.

In contextNehemiah 13:1

At that time the scroll of Moses was read aloud for all the people to hear, and they came upon the written command that no Ammonite or Moabite may enter the assembly of God forever.

About this coordinate

Nehemiah 13:1:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Nehemiah 13:1, so the Hebrew word וּמֹאָבִ֛י (umoavi) 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 Neh.13.1.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.1.W14.S1) and character.