Exodus 18:4:1Exod.18.4.W1TAB
וְשֵׁ֥ם
veshem
“and name of”
- Transliteration
- ve-SHEM
- Extended
- veh-SHEHM
- IPA
- /və.ˈʃeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and name of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
ve-SHEM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-SHEM ha-e-KHAD
- clause
ve-SHEM ha-e-KHAD e-li-E-zer
- sentence
ve-SHEM ha-e-KHAD e-li-E-zer ki-e-lo-HE a-VI be-ez-RI va-yat-tsi-LE-ni me-KHE-rev par-O
Exegesis
The verse opens with veshem {וְשֵׁם | wə-šēm} ‘and name,’ linking it to the preceding narrative.
In context — Exodus 18:4
And the name of the other was Eliezer, for the God of my father was my help, and He delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 18:4, so the Hebrew word וְשֵׁ֥ם (veshem) 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.18.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.4.W1.S1) and character.