1 Kings 15:2:51 Kgs.15.2.W5TAB
וְשֵׁ֣ם
veshem
“and the name of”
- Transliteration
- ve-SHEM
- Extended
- veh-SHEEM
- IPA
- /vəˈʃeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the name of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
ve-SHEM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-SHEM i-MO
- clause
ve-SHEM i-MO ma-a-KHA bat-a-vi-sha-LOM
- sentence
sha-LOSH sha-NIM ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM ve-SHEM i-MO ma-a-KHA bat-a-vi-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The conjunction and noun veshem {וְשֵׁם | wə-šēm} ‘and name’ plus the construct immo {אִמּוֹ | immō} ‘his mother’ introduce a genealogical clause.
In context — 1 Kings 15:2
His reign in Jerusalem lasted three years. His mother’s name was Maakah , daughter of Abishalom .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 15:2, so the Hebrew word וְשֵׁ֣ם (veshem) 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 Kgs.15.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.2.W5.S1) and character.