1 Kings 18:25:151 Kgs.18.25.W15TAB
בְּשֵׁ֣ם
beshem
“in the name of”
- Transliteration
- be-SHEM
- Extended
- beh-SHEEM
- IPA
- /bəˈʃeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the name of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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
be-SHEM
- phraseyour reading level
be-SHEM e-lo-HE-khem
- clause
ve-kir-U be-SHEM e-lo-HE-khem ve-ESH LO ta-si-MU
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-li-YA-hu lin-vi-E ha-BA-al ba-kha-RU la-KHEM ha-PAR ha-e-KHAD va-a-SU ri-sho-NA KI a-TEM ha-ra-BIM ve-kir-U be-SHEM e-lo-HE-khem ve-ESH LO ta-si-MU
Exegesis
The imperative we-qirʾū {וְקִרְאוּ֙ | we-qirʾū} ‘and call’ with the prepositional phrase be-šēm ʾelōheichem {בְּשֵׁם אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | be-šēm ʾĕlōhêkem} ‘in the name of your gods’ indicates ritual invocation.
Root and etymology
š-m
“name, reputation”
In context — 1 Kings 18:25
And Elijah said to the prophets of Baal , “Choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first, because you are many, and call on the name of your gods , but do not put fire to it.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:25:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 1 Kings 18:25, so the Hebrew word בְּשֵׁ֣ם (beshem) 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.18.25.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.25.W15.S1) and character.