John 3:23:11John.3.23.W11TAB
Σαλείμ
saleim
“Salim”
- Transliteration
- sa-LEIM
- Extended
- sah-LEIM
- IPA
- /saˈleːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Salim
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother |
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Word in context
- word
sa-LEIM
- sentence
ÊN DE KAI HO i-o-AN-nês bap-TI-dzôn en ai-NÔN eng-GYS TOU sa-LEIM HO-ti HY-da-ta pol-LA ÊN e-KEI KAI pa-re-GI-non-to KAI e-bap-TI-dzon-to
Exegesis
The locative phrase en Ainōn engys tou Saleim {ἐν Αἰνὼν ἐγγὺς τοῦ Σαλείμ | en Ainṓn engýs tou Saleím} narrows the setting to a specific place near a known landmark, and hóti {ὅτι | hóti} introduces the reason for choosing it.
In context — John 3:23
John was also baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was an abundance of water there, and people were coming and were being baptized .
About this coordinate
John 3:23:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of John 3:23, so the Greek word Σαλείμ (saleim) 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 John.3.23.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.23.W11.S1) and character.