Exodus 18:5:11Exod.18.5.W11TAB
שָׁ֖ם
sham
“there”
- Transliteration
- SHAM
- Extended
- SHAAM
- IPA
- /ˈʃaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- there
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SHAM
- phraseyour reading level
kho-NEH SHAM
- clause
el-ham-mid-BAR a-sher-HU kho-NEH SHAM HAR ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-ya-VO yit-RO kho-TEN mo-SHEH u-va-NAV ve-ish-TO el-mo-SHEH el-ham-mid-BAR a-sher-HU kho-NEH SHAM HAR ha-e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The relative clause introduced by ʾašer-hûʾ {אֲשֶׁר־הוּא | ʾăšer-hûʾ} ‘where he’ governs the participle kho-neh {חֹנֶה | ḥō-neh} ‘is encamping’, reinforced by the locative adverb šām {שָׁם | šām} ‘there’.
In context — Exodus 18:5
And Jethro , the father-in-law of Moses, came with his sons and his wife to Moses, to the wilderness where he was encamping at the mountain of God .
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:5:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Exodus 18:5, so the Hebrew word שָׁ֖ם (sham) 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.18.5.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.5.W11.S1) and character.