1 Kings 17:4:71 Kgs.17.4.W7TAB
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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Word in context
- word
SHAM
- clause
ve-ET-ha-or-VIM tsi-vi-TI le-khal-kel-KHA SHAM
- sentence
ve-ha-YA me-ha-NA-khal tish-TE ve-ET-ha-or-VIM tsi-vi-TI le-khal-kel-KHA SHAM
Exegesis
The adverb sham {שָׁם | šām} ‘there’ indicates location. English renders the coordinated commands in a compound structure, preserving the Hebrew sequence and emphasis on divine provision.
Root and etymology
ג-ש-ם
“to rain, pour down”
In context — 1 Kings 17:4
And it will be that you will drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to sustain you there.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 17:4, 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 Kgs.17.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.4.W7.S1) and character.