1 Samuel 20:42:101 Sam.20.42.W10TAB

בְּשֵׁ֤ם

beshem

in the name of

Transliteration
be-SHEM
Extended
beh-SHEHM
IPA
/bəˈʃeːm/

Meaning by language

English
in the name of

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Result
בְּ + שֵׁ֤ם
be + shem
beshem

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
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

    be-SHEM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    be-SHEM ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    a-SHER nish-ba-NU she-NE-nu a-na-KHNU be-SHEM ye-ho-VAH le-MOR ye-ho-VAH yih-ye-YE be-NI u-ve-NE-kha u-VEYN zar-I u-VEYN zar-a-KHA

  4. sentence

    va-YO-mer ye-ho-NA-tan le-da-VID LEKH le-sha-LOM a-SHER nish-ba-NU she-NE-nu a-na-KHNU be-SHEM ye-ho-VAH le-MOR ye-ho-VAH yih-ye-YE be-NI u-ve-NE-kha u-VEYN zar-I u-VEYN zar-a-KHA ad-o-LAM

Exegesis

The construct chain beinenu b’shem YHWH {בֵּינֵינוּ בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה | bēnēnû bᵊšēm YHWH} places divine authority at the center, while the repeated prepositional phrase uvein {וּבֵין | ūbēn} introduces a parallel structure pairing “me/you” and “your offspring/my offspring,” emphasizing an enduring intergenerational vow.

In context1 Samuel 20:42

And Jonathan said to David, “Peace to you, for we have sworn friendship between us in the name of the LORD , saying, ‘The LORD will be between me and you and between your descendants and between my descendants forever.’” Then David departed, and Jonathan returned to the city.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 20:42:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 20:42, so the Hebrew word בְּשֵׁ֤ם (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 Sam.20.42.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.42.W10.S1) and character.