Deuteronomy 16:2:12Deut.16.2.W12TAB
שָֽׁם׃
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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The word
Word in context
- word
SHAM
- clause
ba-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH le-sha-KEN she-MO SHAM
- sentence
ve-za-VAHKH-ta PE-sakh la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha TSO-n u-ba-KAR ba-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH le-sha-KEN she-MO SHAM
Root and etymology
š-mš-m
“name, reputation”
In context — Deuteronomy 16:2
You shall sacrifice the Passover to the LORD your God from the flock and the herd, at the place the LORD will choose to cause His name to dwell there.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:2:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Deuteronomy 16:2, so the Hebrew word שָֽׁם׃ (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.16.2.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.2.W12.S1) and character.