מִשָּׁם֙

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 מִשָּׁם֙

   mi-SHAM

   from there
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיֹּ֤רֶשׁ מִשָּׁם֙

   va-yo-RESH mi-SHAM

   and he drove out from there
3. clause🔊 וַיֹּ֤רֶשׁ מִשָּׁם֙ כָּלֵ֔ב אֶת־שְׁלוֹשָׁ֖ה בְּנֵ֣י הָעֲנָ֑ק

   va-yo-RESH mi-SHAM ka-LEV ET-shlo-SHA be-NEI ha-a-NAK

   and he drove out from there Caleb the three sons of Anak
4. sentence🔊 וַיֹּ֤רֶשׁ מִשָּׁם֙ כָּלֵ֔ב אֶת־שְׁלוֹשָׁ֖ה בְּנֵ֣י הָעֲנָ֑ק אֶת־שֵׁשַׁ֤י וְאֶת־אֲחִימַן֙ וְאֶת־תַּלְמַ֔י יְלִידֵ֖י הָעֲנָֽק׃

   va-yo-RESH mi-SHAM ka-LEV ET-shlo-SHA be-NEI ha-a-NAK ET-she-SHAI ve-ET-a-KHI-man ve-ET-tal-MAI ye-li-DEI ha-a-NAK

   and he drove out from there Caleb the three sons of Anak Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai descendants of Anak

Exegesis

Misham {מִשָּׁם֙ | miš-šām} ‘from there’ functions adverbially to anchor the action to the previously mentioned location, creating cohesion with the surrounding narrative.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 שׁ־םshin–mem

“name”

• 🔊 שֵׁם־טוֹבšēm ṯôḇgood nameProverbs 22:1