2 Chronicles 20:26:62 Chr.20.26.W6TAB
כִּי־שָׁ֖ם
kisham
“for there”
- Transliteration
- ki-SHAM
- Extended
- kih-SHAAM
- IPA
- /kiːˈʃaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for there
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ki-SHAM
- clause
u-va-YOM ha-re-vi-I nik-ha-LU le-E-mek be-ra-KHA ki-SHAM be-ra-KHU et-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
u-va-YOM ha-re-vi-I nik-ha-LU le-E-mek be-ra-KHA ki-SHAM be-ra-KHU et-ye-ho-VAH al-KEN ka-re-U et-SHEM ha-ma-KOM ha-HU E-mek be-ra-KHA ad-ha-YOM
Exegesis
The conjunction kī-šam {כִּי־שָׁם | kī-šam} “for there” introduces purpose, followed by the intensive piel be·rǝ·ḥū {בֵּרֲכוּ | be·rǝ·ḥū} “they blessed” with ʾet-yəhō·wāh {אֶת־יְהוָה | ʾet-yəhō·wāh} marking YHWH as direct object.
Root and etymology
š-m-wshin–mem–waw
“name”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:26
And on the fourth day they assembled at the Valley of Berakhah , for there they blessed the LORD . Therefore that name has endured as the Valley of Berakhah until this day.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:26:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 20:26, so the Hebrew word כִּי־שָׁ֖ם (kisham) 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.20.26.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.26.W6.S1) and character.