שָׁ֣ם

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 שָׁ֣ם

   SHAM

   there
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 שָׁ֣ם יָמ֑וּת

   SHAM ya-MUT

   there he will die
3. clause🔊 כִּ֗י בִּמְק֛וֹם אֲשֶׁר־הִגְל֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ שָׁ֣ם יָמ֑וּת

   KI bim-KOM a-SHER-hig-LU o-TO SHAM ya-MUT

   for in a place that they exiled him there he will die
4. sentence🔊 כִּ֗י בִּמְק֛וֹם אֲשֶׁר־הִגְל֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ שָׁ֣ם יָמ֑וּת וְאֶת־הָאָ֥רֶץ הַזֹּ֖את לֹֽא־יִרְאֶ֥ה עֽוֹד׃

   KI bim-KOM a-SHER-hig-LU o-TO SHAM ya-MUT ve-ET-ha-A-rets ha-ZOT LO-yir-E OD

   for in a place that they exiled him there he will die and the land this he will not see again or anymore

Exegesis

The adverb sham {שָׁם | šām} ‘there’ is followed by the imperfect yamut {יָמוּת | yā-mûṯ} ‘he will die’, shifting to future consequence.

Root and etymology

n-p-š🔊 נ־פ־שnun–pe–shin

“soul, desire”