שָׁ֖ם

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 שָׁ֖ם

   SHAM

   there
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 אֲשֶֽׁר־יִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה שָׁ֖ם

   a-sher-yish-ta-kha-VE SHAM

   where he would bow down there
3. clause🔊 וַיְהִ֤י דָוִד֙ בָּ֣א עַד־הָרֹ֔אשׁ אֲשֶֽׁר־יִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה שָׁ֖ם לֵאלֹהִ֑ים

   va-ye-HI da-VID BA ad-ha-ROSH a-sher-yish-ta-kha-VE SHAM le-e-lo-HIM

   and it happened David came up to the summit where he would bow down there to God
4. sentence🔊 וַיְהִ֤י דָוִד֙ בָּ֣א עַד־הָרֹ֔אשׁ אֲשֶֽׁר־יִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה שָׁ֖ם לֵאלֹהִ֑ים וְהִנֵּ֤ה לִקְרָאתוֹ֙ חוּשַׁ֣י הָאַרְכִּ֔י קָר֙וּעַ֙ כֻּתָּנְתּ֔וֹ וַאֲדָמָ֖ה עַל־רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃

   va-ye-HI da-VID BA ad-ha-ROSH a-sher-yish-ta-kha-VE SHAM le-e-lo-HIM ve-hin-NE lik-ra-TO KHU-shai ha-ar-KI ka-RU-a ku-tan-TO va-a-da-MA al-RO-sho

   and it happened David came up to the summit where he would bow down there to God and behold to meet him Hushai the Archite torn his tunic and dirt on his head

Exegesis

The locative clause ad-ha-rōš ʾăšer yištaḥăwê šām lēʾĕlōhîm {עַד־הָרֹאשׁ אֲשֶׁר־יִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה שָׁם לֵאלֹהִ֑ים} combines a prepositional phrase with a relative clause to establish purpose.

Root and etymology

š-m🔊 ש–מshin–mem

“there, that place”

• 🔊 שָׁמָּהšāmāhthitherIsaiah 37:26