Daniel 9:15:12Dan.9.15.W12TAB
שֵׁ֖ם
shem
“a name”
- Transliteration
- SHEM
- Extended
- SHEHM
- IPA
- /ʃeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- a name
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
SHEM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ta-AS-le-kha SHEM
- clause
ve-a-TA a-do-NAI e-lo-HEE-noo a-SHER ho-TSE-ta et-am-KHA me-E-rets mits-ra-YIM be-YAD kha-za-KA va-ta-AS-le-kha SHEM ka-YOM ha-ZE
- sentence
ve-a-TA a-do-NAI e-lo-HEE-noo a-SHER ho-TSE-ta et-am-KHA me-E-rets mits-ra-YIM be-YAD kha-za-KA va-ta-AS-le-kha SHEM ka-YOM ha-ZE kha-TA-nu ra-SHA-e-nu
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive vata'as lekha shem {וַתַּֽעַשׂ־לְךָ֥ שֵׁ֖ם | wa-ta-ʿaś lə-ḵā šēm} links action and purpose, indicating God’s act to establish renown.
In context — Daniel 9:15
And now, Lord our God , who brought your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand , and made for yourself a name, as it is this day; we have sinned, we have acted wickedly.
About this coordinate
Daniel 9:15:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Daniel 9:15, so the Hebrew word שֵׁ֖ם (shem) 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 Dan.9.15.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.9.15.W12.S1) and character.