Exodus 23:13:5Exod.23.13.W5TAB
וְשֵׁ֨ם
veshem
“and name of”
- Transliteration
- ve-SHEM
- Extended
- veh-SHEHM
- IPA
- /vəˈʃeːm/
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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Word in context
- word
ve-SHEM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-SHEM e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM
- clause
ve-SHEM e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM LO taz-KI-ru LO yi-sha-MA al-PI-kha
- sentence
u-ve-KHOL a-SHER-a-MAR-ti a-LE-khem ti-sha-ME-ru ve-SHEM e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM LO taz-KI-ru LO yi-sha-MA al-PI-kha
Exegesis
The construct chain wə-šēm ʾĕlōhîm ăḥērîm {וְשֵׁם אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים | wə-šēm ʾĕlōhîm ăḥērîm} ‘the name of other gods’ binds identity to illicit deities.
Root and etymology
š-mshin-mem
“name, reputation”
In context — Exodus 23:13
And in everything that I have spoken to you, you must guard against mentioning the names of other gods ; they must not be heard on your lips.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 23:13, so the Hebrew word וְשֵׁ֨ם (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.23.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.13.W5.S1) and character.