1 Samuel 14:50:61 Sam.14.50.W6TAB
וְשֵׁ֤ם
veshem
“and name”
- Transliteration
- ve-SHEM
- Extended
- veh-SHEEM
- IPA
- /vəˈʃeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and name
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
ve-SHEM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-SHEM sar-tse-va-O
- clause
ve-SHEM sar-tse-va-O a-vi-NER ben-NER DOD sha-UL
- sentence
ve-SHEM E-shet sha-UL a-khi-NO-am bat-a-khi-MA-ats ve-SHEM sar-tse-va-O a-vi-NER ben-NER DOD sha-UL
Exegesis
The verse opens with two coordinated nominal clauses marked by veshem {וְשֵׁם | wə-šēm} ‘and name’, introducing identity statements without an explicit verb.
Root and etymology
š-mshin–mem
“name”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:50
And the name of Saul’s wife was Ahinoam , the daughter of Ahimaaz, and the name of the commander of his army was Abner , the son of Ner, Saul’s uncle.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:50:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 14:50, so the Hebrew word וְשֵׁ֤ם (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.14.50.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.50.W6.S1) and character.