Deuteronomy 18:22:4Deut.18.22.W4TAB
בְּשֵׁ֣ם
beshem
“in the name”
- Transliteration
- be-SHEM
- Extended
- beh-SHEYM
- IPA
- /bəˈʃeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the name
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
be-SHEM
- phraseyour reading level
be-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
a-SHER ye-da-BER ha-na-VI be-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH ve-LO-YIH-yeh ha-da-VAR ve-LO ya-VO HU ha-da-VAR a-SHER LO-di-VE-ro Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
a-SHER ye-da-BER ha-na-VI be-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH ve-LO-YIH-yeh ha-da-VAR ve-LO ya-VO HU ha-da-VAR a-SHER LO-di-VE-ro Ye-ho-VAH be-za-DON di-VE-ro ha-na-VI LO ta-GUR mi-ME-nu
Exegesis
The phrase beshem YHWH {בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֗ה | bə-šēm Yə-hō-wāh} ‘in the name of the LORD’ asserts divine authorization.
Root and etymology
Rootš-m
“name, reputation”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:22
When a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD and the matter does not come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously ; you shall not fear him.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 18:22, so the Hebrew word בְּשֵׁ֣ם (beshem) 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.18.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.22.W4.S1) and character.