שָׁ֖ם

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 שָׁ֖ם

   SHAM

   there
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 לֹֽא־יָשׁ֥וּב שָׁ֖ם

   lo-ya-SHUV SHAM

   he will not return there
3. clause🔊 לֹֽא־יָשׁ֥וּב שָׁ֖ם עֽוֹד׃

   lo-ya-SHUV SHAM OD

   he will not return there again or any more
4. sentence🔊 כִּ֣י כֹ֣ה אָֽמַר־יְ֠הוָה אֶל־שַׁלֻּ֨ם בֶּן־יֹאשִׁיָּ֜הוּ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֗ה הַמֹּלֵךְ֙ תַּ֚חַת יֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּ אָבִ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָצָ֖א מִן־הַמָּק֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה לֹֽא־יָשׁ֥וּב שָׁ֖ם עֽוֹד׃

   KI KHO a-MAR-ye-ho-VAH el-sha-LUM ben-yo-shi-YA-hu ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ha-mo-LEKH TA-khat yo-shi-YA-hu a-VIV a-SHER ya-TSA min-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE lo-ya-SHUV SHAM OD

   for thus said the LORD to Shallum son of Josiah king of Judah who reigns instead of Josiah his father who went out from the place this he will not return there again or any more

Exegesis

The negated imperfect lo yashuv sham od {לֹא־יָשׁוּב שָׁם עוֹד | lōʾ yā-šûḇ šām ʿôḏ} “he will not return there again” delivers the judgment. English SVO order maintains clarity while preserving Hebrew information flow.

Root and etymology

n-p-š🔊 נ־פ־שnun–pe–shin

“soul, desire”