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
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
SHAM
- phraseyour reading level
la-SHE-vet SHAM
- 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 context — Deuteronomy 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.