Genesis 32:13:2Gen.32.13.W2TABWLC Genesis 32:14
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
va-YA-len SHAM
- clause
va-YA-len SHAM bal-LAI-la ha-HU
- sentence
va-YA-len SHAM bal-LAI-la ha-HU va-yi-KAKH min-ha-BA ve-ya-DO min-KHA le-e-SAV a-KHIV
Exegesis
The adverb sham {שָׁם | šām} ‘there’ provides the locative setting, while balaylah hahûʾ {בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא | ballaylāh hahûʾ} combines a definite noun phrase with a demonstrative to yield an emphatic temporal expression.
Root and etymology
š-mShin–Mem
“name, reputation”
In context — Genesis 32:13
He stayed there through the night, and from what had come into his hand he selected an offering for Esau his brother.
About this coordinate
Genesis 32:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 32:13, 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.32.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.32.13.W2.S1) and character.