1 Samuel 15:2:101 Sam.15.2.W10TAB
אֲשֶׁר־שָׂ֥ם
ashersam
“what he set”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER-SAM
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR-SAAHM
- IPA
- /ʔăˈʃɛr.ˈsɑːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- what he set
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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
a-SHER-SAM
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER-SAM LO
- clause
a-SHER-SAM LO ba-DE-rekh ba-a-lo-TO mim-mits-ra-YIM
- sentence
KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT pa-KAD-ti ET a-SHER-a-SA a-ma-LEK le-yis-ra-EL a-SHER-SAM LO ba-DE-rekh ba-a-lo-TO mim-mits-ra-YIM
Exegesis
The accusative marker et {אֵת | ʾēt} precedes asher-asah {אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה | ʼăšer-ʿāśāh} and asher-sam {אֲשֶׁר־שָׂם | ʼăšer-śām}, two relative clauses that detail Amalek’s offense and context. The sequence ba-dereḵ ba-ʿălōtô mimmīṣrāyim links the ambush directly to Israel’s exodus route, tightening the narrative’s temporal and spatial frame.
Root and etymology
Rootš-y-m
“to put, to place”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:2
Thus says the LORD of hosts : “I have appointed judgment for what Amalek did to Israel, how he set himself against him on the way as he came up from Egypt.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:2:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 15:2, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר־שָׂ֥ם (ashersam) 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.15.2.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.2.W10.S1) and character.