2 Kings 14:19:112 Kgs.14.19.W11TAB
שָֽׁם׃
sham
“there”
- Transliteration
- SHAM
- Extended
- SHAAM
- IPA
- /ˈʃaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- there
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
SHAM
- clause
va-yish-le-KHU a-kha-RAV la-KHI-sha va-ye-mi-TU-hu SHAM
- sentence
va-yik-she-RU a-LAV KE-sher bi-ru-sha-LIM va-NAS la-KHI-sha va-yish-le-KHU a-kha-RAV la-KHI-sha va-ye-mi-TU-hu SHAM
Exegesis
The adverb sham {שָֽׁם | šām} concludes the event. Dividing into two sentences in English reflects the Hebrew sequence of plot, flight, pursuit, and execution, preserving dramatic pacing.
Root and etymology
Rootshin-mem
“name”
In context — 2 Kings 14:19
They conspired against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. Then they sent after him to Lachish and killed him there.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 14:19:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Kings 14:19, so the Hebrew word שָֽׁם׃ (sham) 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 Kgs.14.19.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.14.19.W11.S1) and character.