1 Samuel 14:49:71 Sam.14.49.W7TAB

וְשֵׁם֙

veshem

and {the} name of

Transliteration
ve-SHEM
Extended
veh-SHEEM
IPA
/vәˈʃeːm/

Meaning by language

English
and {the} name of

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Result
וְ + שֵׁם֙
ve + shem
veshem

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-SHEM

  2. clause

    ve-SHEM she-TE ve-no-TAV SHEM ha-be-khi-RA me-RAV ve-SHEM ha-ke-ta-NA mi-KHAL

  3. sentence

    va-yih-YU be-NE sha-UL yo-na-TAN ve-yish-VI u-mal-ki-SHU-a ve-SHEM she-TE ve-no-TAV SHEM ha-be-khi-RA me-RAV ve-SHEM ha-ke-ta-NA mi-KHAL

Exegesis

The phrase wə-šēm šᵉṭê bənōṯāw {וְשֵׁם שְׁתֵּי בְנֹתָיו} ‘and the name of two daughters’ employs the feminine dual numeral to specify exactly two daughters.

Root and etymology

š-mshin–mem

name

In context1 Samuel 14:49

And the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malki-Shua, and the names of his two daughters were Merab the firstborn and Michal the younger.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 14:49:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 14:49, so the Hebrew word וְשֵׁם֙ (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 Sam.14.49.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.49.W7.S1) and character.