Deuteronomy 22:19:10Deut.22.19.W10TAB
שֵׁ֙ם֙
shem
“a name”
- Transliteration
- SHEM
- Extended
- SHEEM
- IPA
- /ˈʃeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- a name
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
SHEM
- phraseyour reading level
KI ho-TZI SHEM
- clause
KI ho-TZI SHEM RA AL be-tu-LAT yis-ra-EL ve-ti-hye-LO le-i-SHAH
- sentence
ve-an-SHU o-TO me-AH KE-sef u-ne-TA-nu la-a-VI ha-na-a-RAH KI ho-TZI SHEM RA AL be-tu-LAT yis-ra-EL ve-ti-hye-LO le-i-SHAH LO-YU-khal le-shal-LE-khah KOL-ya-MAV
Exegesis
The clause introduced by kî {כִּי֩ | kî} ‘because’ leads to the idiom hōṣîʾāʾ šêm rāʿ {הוֹצִיא֙ שֵׁ֣ם רָ֔ע | hōṣîʾāʾ šêm rāʿ} ‘he brought out an evil name,’ a legal expression for defamation.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–mem
“name”
In context — Deuteronomy 22:19
And they shall fine him a hundred shekels of silver , and they shall give it to the father of the young woman because he has brought out an evil name against a virgin of Israel. And she shall be his wife; he shall not be able to send her away all his days.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:19:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Deuteronomy 22:19, so the Hebrew word שֵׁ֙ם֙ (shem) 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.22.19.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.19.W10.S1) and character.