1 Kings 19:3:121 Kgs.19.3.W12TAB
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-yan-NAKH et-na-a-RO SHAM
- sentence
va-YAR-e va-YA-kam va-YE-lekh el-naf-SHO va-ya-BO be-ER SHE-va a-SHER li-ye-hu-DA va-yan-NAKH et-na-a-RO SHAM
In context — 1 Kings 19:3
When he saw this, he became afraid, and he rose and fled for his life ; he came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and he left his servant there.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:3:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Kings 19:3, 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.19.3.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.3.W12.S1) and character.