Genesis 18:32:9Gen.18.32.W9TAB
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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Word in context
- word
SHAM
- phraseyour reading level
yim-ma-tse-UN SHAM
- clause
va-yo-MER al-NA yi-KHAR la-do-NAI va-a-dab-RA akh-ha-PA-am u-LAI yim-ma-tse-UN SHAM a-sa-RA
- sentence
va-yo-MER al-NA yi-KHAR la-do-NAI va-a-dab-RA akh-ha-PA-am u-LAI yim-ma-tse-UN SHAM a-sa-RA va-yo-MER LO ash-KHIT ba-a-VUR ha-a-sa-RA
In context — Genesis 18:32
Then he said, “Please, let not Your anger burn, my Lord . Let me speak only this once . Perhaps ten will be found there.” And He said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:32:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 18:32, 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 Gen.18.32.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.32.W9.S1) and character.