1 Chronicles 14:11:161 Chr.14.11.W16TAB
שֵֽׁם־הַמָּק֥וֹם
shemhamakom
“the name of the place”
- Transliteration
- shem-ha-ma-KOM
- Extended
- sheem-hah-mah-KOHM
- IPA
- /ʃeːm.ham.maːˈqoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the name of the place
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shem-ha-ma-KOM
- phraseyour reading level
shem-ha-ma-KOM ha-HU
- clause
al-KEN ka-re-U shem-ha-ma-KOM ha-HU BA-al pe-ra-TSIM
- sentence
va-ya-a-LU be-va-al-pe-ra-TSIM va-ya-KEM SHAM da-VID va-yo-MER da-VID pa-RATS ha-e-lo-HIM et-o-ye-VAI be-ya-DI ke-FE-rets MA-yim al-KEN ka-re-U shem-ha-ma-KOM ha-HU BA-al pe-ra-TSIM
Exegesis
The result clause ʿal-ken qārû šēm-hammāqōm hahû’ Bāʿal-peraṭṣim {עַל-כֵּן קָרְאוּ שֵׁם-הַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא בַּעַל פְּרָצִים | ʿal-ken qārû šēm-hammāqōm hahû’ Bāʿal-peraṭṣim} explains the origin of the commemorative place-name.
Root and etymology
Rootš–m
“name, reputation”
In context — 1 Chronicles 14:11
And they went up to Baal-Perazim, and there David struck them down. Then David said, “God has broken through my enemies by my hand like a break of waters .” Therefore, they called the name of that place Baal-Perazim.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 14:11:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 1 Chronicles 14:11, so the Hebrew word שֵֽׁם־הַמָּק֥וֹם (shemhamakom) 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 1 Chr.14.11.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.14.11.W16.S1) and character.