Genesis 5:2:7Gen.5.2.W7TAB
אֶת־שְׁמָם֙
etshemam
“their name”
- Transliteration
- et-she-MAM
- Extended
- eht-sheh-MAAM
- IPA
- /ʔɛθ.ʃə.ˈmaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their name
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-she-MAM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-RA et-she-MAM
- clause
va-ye-va-REKH o-TAM va-yik-RA et-she-MAM a-DAM be-YOM hib-ba-re-AM
- sentence
za-KHAR u-ne-ke-VA be-ra-AM va-ye-va-REKH o-TAM va-yik-RA et-she-MAM a-DAM be-YOM hib-ba-re-AM
Exegesis
The construct et-shemam {אֶת־שְׁמָם | ʾeṯ-šəmām} ‘their name’ with Adam {אָדָם | ʾāḏām} conveys corporate identity.
In context — Genesis 5:2
He created them male and female; He blessed them, and He called their name Adam on the day they were created.
About this coordinate
Genesis 5:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 5:2, so the Hebrew word אֶת־שְׁמָם֙ (etshemam) 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.5.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.5.2.W7.S1) and character.