Deuteronomy 18:7:2Deut.18.7.W2TAB
בְּשֵׁ֖ם
beshem
“in the name”
- Transliteration
- be-SHEM
- Extended
- beh-SHEM
- 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
- clause
ve-she-RET be-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAV
- sentence
ve-she-RET be-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAV ke-KHOL-e-KHAV hal-ve-YIM ha-om-DEEM SHAM lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase be-shem YHWH {בְּשֵׁ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה | bə-šêm Yə-hō-wāh} ‘in the name of the LORD’ conveys delegated authority through the term shem {שֵׁם | šēm} ‘name.’
Root and etymology
ש־ם
“name”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:7
And he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God, like all his brothers the Levites, who stand there before the LORD.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 18:7, so the Hebrew word בְּשֵׁ֖ם (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.18.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.7.W2.S1) and character.