1 Chronicles 22:7:111 Chr.22.7.W11TAB
לְשֵׁ֖ם
leshem
“for the name of”
- Transliteration
- le-SHEM
- Extended
- leh-SHEEM
- IPA
- /ləˈʃeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for the name of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-SHEM
- clause
ve-NO be-NI a-NI ha-YA im-le-va-VI li-veh-NOT BA-yit le-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAI
- sentence
va-yo-MER da-VID li-she-lo-MO ve-NO be-NI a-NI ha-YA im-le-va-VI li-veh-NOT BA-yit le-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAI
Exegesis
The infinitive livnot {לִבְנ֣וֹת | li-və-nōṯ} marks purpose and links to bayit {בַּ֔יִת | bā-yit} ‘house’ in construct with l'shem {לְשֵׁ֖ם | lə-šēm} ‘for the Name.’
Root and etymology
š-m
“name, reputation”
In context — 1 Chronicles 22:7
And David said to Solomon his son, “My son, I had it in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God .”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 22:7:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Chronicles 22:7, so the Hebrew word לְשֵׁ֖ם (leshem) 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.22.7.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.22.7.W11.S1) and character.