2 Kings 14:2:112 Kgs.14.2.W11TAB
וְשֵׁ֣ם
veshem
“and name”
- Transliteration
- ve-SHEM
- Extended
- veh-SHEEM
- IPA
- /wəˈʃeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
ve-SHEM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-SHEM i-MO
- clause
ve-SHEM i-MO ye-ho-a-DIN ye-ho-a-DAN min-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
- sentence
ben-e-SRIM ve-kha-MESH sha-NA ha-YA ve-mal-KHO ve-e-SRIM va-TE-sha sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LA-yim ve-SHEM i-MO ye-ho-a-DIN ye-ho-a-DAN min-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
Exegesis
The construct ve-shem immo {וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ | wə-šēm ʾimmō} indicates ‘the name of his mother’. The use of ketiv yehoaddin followed by qere yehoaddan reflects orthographic tradition, pronounced via the Qere, affirming fidelity to the Masoretic reading.
Root and etymology
Rootshin-mem
“name”
In context — 2 Kings 14:2
He was twenty-five years old when he ascended the throne, and he reigned for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jehoaddin, of Jerusalem.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 14:2:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Kings 14:2, so the Hebrew word וְשֵׁ֣ם (veshem) 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.14.2.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.14.2.W11.S1) and character.