Isaiah 13:20:8Isa.13.20.W8TAB
שָׁם֙
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
ve-lo-ya-HEL SHAM
- clause
ve-lo-ya-HEL SHAM a-ra-VI ve-ro-IM lo-yar-BI-tsu SHAM
- sentence
lo-te-SHEV la-NE-tsakh ve-LO tish-ke-KHON ad-DOR va-DOR ve-lo-ya-HEL SHAM a-ra-VI ve-ro-IM lo-yar-BI-tsu SHAM
In context — Isaiah 13:20
She shall never be inhabited, and she shall not be settled from generation to generation; neither shall an Arab pitch a tent there, nor shall shepherds make their flocks lie down there.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:20:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Isaiah 13:20, so the Hebrew word שָׁם֙ (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 Isa.13.20.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.20.W8.S1) and character.