Deuteronomy 13:12:10Deut.13.12.W10TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:13

שָׁ֖ם

sham

there

Transliteration
SHAM
Extended
SHAHM
IPA
/ˈʃaːm/

Meaning by language

English
there

Alphabet Analysis

Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    SHAM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    la-SHE-vet SHAM

  3. sentence

    ki-tish-MA be-a-KHAT a-re-KHA a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN LAKH la-SHE-vet SHAM le-MOR

Exegesis

The infinitive construct lashevet {לָשֶׁבֶת | lā-šē-ḇet} marks purpose “to dwell,” with sham {שָׁם | šām} “there,” and the infinitive leʾemor {לֵאמֹר | lē-ʾō-mar} signals reported speech. English renders the protasis and purpose infinitive to maintain the legal nuance while ensuring clarity in the sequence of hearing, divine giving, and dwelling.

In contextDeuteronomy 13:12

If you hear it said in one of your towns that the LORD your God is giving you to dwell there,

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 13:12:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Deuteronomy 13:12, so the Hebrew word שָׁ֖ם (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 Deut.13.12.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.12.W10.S1) and character.