Exodus 18:23:14Exod.18.23.W14TAB
בְשָׁלֽוֹם׃
beshalom
“in peace”
- Transliteration
- be-sha-LOM
- Extended
- beh-shah-LOHM
- IPA
- /bəʃaˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in peace
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
be-sha-LOM
- phraseyour reading level
yah-VO be-sha-LOM
- clause
veh-GAM kol-ha-AM ha-ZEH al-me-ko-MO yah-VO be-sha-LOM
- sentence
IM et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZEH ta-a-SEH veh-tsiv-KHA e-lo-HIM veh-yah-khal-TA a-MOD veh-GAM kol-ha-AM ha-ZEH al-me-ko-MO yah-VO be-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The closing be-shalom {בְשָׁלוֹם | bə-šālōm} ‘in peace’ affirms secure settlement.
Root and etymology
š-l-mshin–lamed–mem
“peace, completeness”
In context — Exodus 18:23
If you do this matter , and God commands you, then you will be able to stand, and also all the people will come to their place in peace.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:23:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Exodus 18:23, so the Hebrew word בְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ (beshalom) 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.18.23.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.23.W14.S1) and character.