Isaiah 20:6:10Isa.20.6.W10TAB

שָׁם֙

sham

there

Transliteration
SHAM
Extended
SHAAM
IPA
/ˈʃaːm/

Meaning by language

English
there

Alphabet Analysis

Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    SHAM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    a-sher-NAS-nu SHAM

  3. clause

    ve-a-MAR yo-SHEV ha-I ha-ZE ba-YOM ha-HU hin-NE-KHO ma-ba-TE-nu a-sher-NAS-nu SHAM le-ez-RA le-hin-na-TSEL mip-pe-NE ME-lekh a-SHUR

  4. sentence

    ve-a-MAR yo-SHEV ha-I ha-ZE ba-YOM ha-HU hin-NE-KHO ma-ba-TE-nu a-sher-NAS-nu SHAM le-ez-RA le-hin-na-TSEL mip-pe-NE ME-lekh a-SHUR ve-EKH nim-ma-LET a-NAKH-nu

Exegesis

The relative purpose clause mabbaten-u asher nasnu sham le’ezrah {מַבָּטֵנוּ אֲשֶׁר נַסְנוּ שָׁם לְעֶזְרָה | mab-bā-tēnû ă-šer nas-nû šām lə-ʿe-zrāh} conveys hope for rescue.

In contextIsaiah 20:6

And the inhabitant of this coastland will say in that day, “Behold, such is our expectation , where we fled for help, to be delivered from the king of Assyria, and how shall we escape?”

About this coordinate

Isaiah 20:6:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Isaiah 20:6, 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.20.6.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.20.6.W10.S1) and character.