2 Chronicles 2:1:52 Chr.2.1.W5TABWLC 2 Chronicles 1:18
לְשֵׁ֣ם
leshem
“for the name of”
- Transliteration
- le-SHEM
- Extended
- leh-SHEEM
- IPA
- /ləˈʃeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for the name of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
le-SHEM
- phraseyour reading level
le-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-YO-mer she-lo-MO liv-NOT BA-yit le-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH u-VA-yit le-mal-khu-TO
Exegesis
The first construct phrase is bayit {בַּיִת | ba-yīt} within leshem {לְשֵׁם | lə-šēm} “for the name,” linked to the divine name YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh}, indicating sacred dedication.
In context — 2 Chronicles 2:1
Then Solomon resolved to build a house for the Name of the LORD and a house for his kingdom .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 2:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 2:1, so the Hebrew word לְשֵׁ֣ם (leshem) 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 2 Chr.2.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.2.1.W5.S1) and character.