1 Chronicles 21:28:111 Chr.21.28.W11TAB
שָֽׁם׃
sham
“there”
- Transliteration
- SHAM
- Extended
- SHAAM
- IPA
- /ˈʃaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- there
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SHAM
- clause
va-yiz-BAKH SHAM
- sentence
ba-ET ha-HI bir-OT da-VID ki-a-NA-hu Ye-ho-VAH be-GO-ren or-NAN ha-ye-vu-SI va-yiz-BAKH SHAM
Exegesis
The Vav-consecutive in vayyizbekh {וַיִּזְבַּ֖ח | way-yiz-bə-ʾaḥ} links sequential action, culminating in the adverb shām {שָֽׁם | šām}. The English rendering preserves temporal and causal relationships through subordinating clauses and maintains the Hebrew emphasis on divine response.
Root and etymology
Roots-m
“name, reputation”
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:28
At that time, when David saw that the LORD had answered him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite , he offered sacrifices there.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:28:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Chronicles 21:28, so the Hebrew word שָֽׁם׃ (sham) 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.21.28.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.28.W11.S1) and character.