Genesis 40:3:13Gen.40.3.W13TAB
שָֽׁם׃
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
a-SUR SHAM
- clause
me-KOM a-SHER yo-SEF a-SUR SHAM
- sentence
va-yit-TEN o-TAM be-mish-MAR BEIT SAR ha-tab-ba-KHIM el-BEIT ha-SO-har me-KOM a-SHER yo-SEF a-SUR SHAM
Exegesis
The noun mekom {מְקוֹם | mə-qôm} ‘place’ introduces a relative clause with asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} ‘where’, leading to the participle asur {אָסוּר | ʾā-sûr} ‘confined’ that characterizes Joseph’s ongoing status, and the adverb sham {שָׁם | šām} ‘there’ completes the statement. The structure moves from a general condition of custody to the specific prison where Joseph is held, mirroring the Hebrew progression from broad context to precise location.
In context — Genesis 40:3
And he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard , in the prison, the place where Joseph was confined.
About this coordinate
Genesis 40:3:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Genesis 40:3, so the Hebrew word שָֽׁם׃ (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.40.3.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.40.3.W13.S1) and character.