Genesis 20:1:2Gen.20.1.W2TAB
מִשָּׁ֤ם
misham
“from there”
- Transliteration
- mi-SHAM
- Extended
- mih-SHAAM
- IPA
- /miʃ.ˈʃaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- from there
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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
mi-SHAM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yis-SA mi-SHAM av-ra-HAM
- clause
va-yis-SA mi-SHAM av-ra-HAM ar-TSA ha-NE-gev va-YE-shev bein-ka-DESH u-VEIN SHUR
- sentence
va-yis-SA mi-SHAM av-ra-HAM ar-TSA ha-NE-gev va-YE-shev bein-ka-DESH u-VEIN SHUR va-ya-GAR bi-ge-RAR
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase misham {מִשָּׁם | miš-šām} marks the point of departure.
In context — Genesis 20:1
And Abraham set out from there toward the Negev, and he lived between Kadesh and Shur; and he stayed as a sojourner in Gerar.
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 20:1, so the Hebrew word מִשָּׁ֤ם (misham) 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.20.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.1.W2.S1) and character.