לְ/אִמּ֑/וֹ
𐤋/𐤀𐤌/𐤅
ʼêm
to his mother
A female parent; specifically, the biological mother of a child. The term may also denote an ancestress or matriarch within a kinship structure. In extended or figurative use, it refers to the foundational or originating element of a group, position, or object (e.g., 'mother city,' 'mother of all living'). In some contexts, 'ēm also signifies the source or primal part of something (e.g., the main channel or 'parting' of a stream).
Judges 17:3 · Word #6
Lexicon H517
| Lemma | אֵם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤌 |
| Transliteration | ʼêm |
| Strong's | H517 |
| Definition | A female parent; specifically, the biological mother of a child. The term may also denote an ancestress or matriarch within a kinship structure. In extended or figurative use, it refers to the foundational or originating element of a group, position, or object (e.g., 'mother city,' 'mother of all living'). In some contexts, 'ēm also signifies the source or primal part of something (e.g., the main channel or 'parting' of a stream). |
Morphology HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to his mother |
SIBI-P1 Translation H517-16
to his mother
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ + noun feminine singular construct אֵם + 3ms pronominal suffix; literally "to mother-of-him." |
| Rendering Rationale | The base noun אֵם denotes a female parent or source; the prefixed לְ adds the prepositional sense "to/for," and the 3rd masculine singular suffix -וֹ specifies "his." The rendering preserves the feminine singular noun and the pronominal relationship. |
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