Genesis 36:39:8Gen.36.39.W8TAB
וְשֵׁ֥ם
veshem
“name of”
- Transliteration
- ve-SHEM
- Extended
- veh-SHEHM
- IPA
- /wəˈʃeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-SHEM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-SHEM i-RO
- clause
va-ya-MAT BA-al kha-NAN ben-a-khe-BOR va-yi-me-LOKH ta-khe-TAV ha-DAR ve-SHEM i-RO PA-u
- sentence
va-ya-MAT BA-al kha-NAN ben-a-khe-BOR va-yi-me-LOKH ta-khe-TAV ha-DAR ve-SHEM i-RO PA-u ve-SHEM ish-TO me-hei-ta-ve-EL bat-mat-RED BAT MEI za-HAV
Exegesis
The clause structure then shifts from verbal to nominal: veshem iro Pau {וְשֵׁם עִירוֹ פָּעוּ | wə-šēm ʿî-rô pā-ʿû} lacks an explicit copular verb, a typical Hebrew equational clause meaning “the name of his city {was} Pau,” highlighting Pau as Hadar’s administrative center.
A parallel nominal clause follows, veshem ishto Meheitavel {וְשֵׁם אִשְׁתּוֹ מְהֵיטַבְאֵל | wə-šēm ʾiš-tô mə-hê-ṭaḇ-ʾēl}, which foregrounds the queen’s identity.
Root and etymology
RootShin–Mem–Mem
“name, reputation”
In context — Genesis 36:39
And Baal-Hanan son of Akbor died, and Hadar reigned in his place. The name of his city was Pau, and the name of his wife was Mehetabel , daughter of Matred, daughter of Mey-Zahab.
About this coordinate
Genesis 36:39:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 36:39, so the Hebrew word וְשֵׁ֥ם (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 Gen.36.39.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.36.39.W8.S1) and character.