Exodus 17:7:2Exod.17.7.W2TAB
שֵׁ֣ם
shem
“the name of”
- Transliteration
- SHEM
- Extended
- SHEHM
- IPA
- /ˈʃeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the name of
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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Word in context
- word
SHEM
- phraseyour reading level
SHEM ha-ma-KOM
- clause
va-yik-RA SHEM ha-ma-KOM ma-SA u-me-ri-VA
- sentence
va-yik-RA SHEM ha-ma-KOM ma-SA u-me-ri-VA al-REEV be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-AL na-so-TAM et-ye-ho-VAH le-MOR ha-YESH ye-ho-VAH be-kir-BE-nu im-A-yin
Exegesis
The genitival phrase shem hammaqom {שֵׁ֣ם הַמָּק֔וֹם | šēm ham-māqôm} ‘name of the place’ is specified by the definite article on hammaqom.
In context — Exodus 17:7
He named the place Massah and Meribah because the people of Israel quarreled and tested the LORD , saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 17:7, so the Hebrew word שֵׁ֣ם (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 Exod.17.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.7.W2.S1) and character.