Genesis 2:12:5Gen.2.12.W5TAB
שָׁ֥ם
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
SHAM ha-be-DO-lakh
- clause
SHAM ha-be-DO-lakh ve-E-ven ha-sho-HAM
- sentence
u-za-HAV ha-A-rets ha-HI TOV SHAM ha-be-DO-lakh ve-E-ven ha-sho-HAM
Exegesis
The adverb sham {שָׁ֥ם | šām} ‘there’ introduces a second clause listing habbedolach {הַבְּדֹלַח | ha-bə-dō-laḥ} ‘the bdellium’ and ve-even hashoham {וְאֶ֥בֶן הַשֹּׁהַם | wə-ʾe-ven ha-šō-ham} ‘and a stone, the onyx’. An implied copula governs both predicates, yielding two parallel descriptions: the land’s gold is of distinguished quality, and its precious substances are present there.
Root and etymology
š-m
“name, reputation”
In context — Genesis 2:12
The gold of that land is of good quality; bdellium and onyx stone are found there.
About this coordinate
Genesis 2:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 2:12, so the Hebrew word שָׁ֥ם (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.2.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.2.12.W5.S1) and character.