1 Kings 21:8:31 Kgs.21.8.W3TAB
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 a-kha-AV
- clause
va-tik-TOV se-fa-RIM be-SHEM a-kha-AV va-takh-TOM be-kho-ta-MO
- sentence
va-tik-TOV se-fa-RIM be-SHEM a-kha-AV va-takh-TOM be-kho-ta-MO va-tish-LAKH ha-se-fa-RIM se-fa-RIM el-ha-ze-ke-NIM ve-el-ha-kho-RIM a-SHER be-i-RO ha-yo-she-VIM et-na-VOT
Exegesis
The construct beshem ’akhav {בְּשֵׁם אַחְאָב | bə-šēm ’a-khav} ‘in the name of Ahab’ functions as a prepositional authority marker.
In context — 1 Kings 21:8
And she wrote letters in the name of Ahab, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and to the nobles who were in his city, the dwellers with Naboth.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 21:8, 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.21.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.8.W3.S1) and character.