Genesis 34:20:3Gen.34.20.W3PAT

וּשְׁכֶ֥ם

ushekhem

and Shechem

Transliteration
u-she-KHEM
Extended
oo-sheh-KHEHM
IPA
/uː.ʃəˈxɛm/

Meaning by language

English
and Shechem
French
et Sichem
Spanish
y Siquem
Portuguese
e Siquém
German
und Sichem
Russian
и Сихем
Arabic-Simplified
وَشَكِيم
Hindi
और शकेम
Chinese-Simplified
和示剑
Korean
그리고 세겜
Indonesian
dan Sikhem
Bengali
এবং শেকেম
Tagalog
at Siquem
Swahili
na Shekemu
Amharic
እና ሴኬም
Yoruba
ati Ṣekemu
Igbo
na Shekem
Twi
ne Shekem
Ewe
kple Sekem

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Result
וּ + שְׁ + כֶ֥ם
u + she + khem
ushekhem

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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  1. word

    u-she-KHEM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    u-she-KHEM be-NO

  3. clause

    va-ya-VO kha-MOR u-she-KHEM be-NO el-SHA-ar i-RAM

  4. sentence

    va-ya-VO kha-MOR u-she-KHEM be-NO el-SHA-ar i-RAM va-ye-dab-be-RU el-an-SHEI i-RAM le-MOR

In contextGenesis 34:20

came Hamor and Shechem his son to the gate of their city spoke to the men of their city saying

About this coordinate

Genesis 34:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 34:20, so the Hebrew word וּשְׁכֶ֥ם (ushekhem) 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 Gen.34.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.34.20.W3.S1) and character.