2 Samuel 23:22:52 Sam.23.22.W5TAB
וְלוֹ־שֵׁ֖ם
veloshem
“and to him {was} a name”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO-SHEM
- Extended
- veh-LOH-SHEEM
- IPA
- /wəloːˈʃeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and to him {was} a name
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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-LO-SHEM
- clause
ve-LO-SHEM bi-she-lo-SHA ha-gi-bo-RIM
- sentence
E-le A-sa be-na-YA-hu ben-ye-ho-ya-DA ve-LO-SHEM bi-she-lo-SHA ha-gi-bo-RIM
Exegesis
The idiomatic phrase ve-lo shem {וְלוֹ־שֵׁם | wə-lô šēm} conveys “he gained renown.”
Root and etymology
RootŠīn–Mēm–Mēm
“name, reputation, fame”
In context — 2 Samuel 23:22
These things Benaiah son of Jehoiada accomplished , and he had a name among the three mighty men .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 23:22, so the Hebrew word וְלוֹ־שֵׁ֖ם (veloshem) 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 Sam.23.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.22.W5.S1) and character.