Joshua 18:1:6Josh.18.1.W6TAB
שָׁ֖ם
sham
“there”
- Transliteration
- SHAM
- Extended
- SHAAM
- IPA
- /ˈʃaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- there
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
SHAM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yash-KI-nu SHAM
- clause
va-yi-ka-ha-LU KOL-a-DAT be-NEI-yis-ra-EL shi-LO va-yash-KI-nu SHAM ET-O-hel mo-ED
- sentence
va-yi-ka-ha-LU KOL-a-DAT be-NEI-yis-ra-EL shi-LO va-yash-KI-nu SHAM ET-O-hel mo-ED ve-ha-A-retz nikh-be-SHA lif-NE-hem
In context — Joshua 18:1
And all the congregation of the sons of Israel assembled at Shiloh, and they set up there the tent of meeting . The land was subdued before them.
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Joshua 18:1, so the Hebrew word שָׁ֖ם (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 Josh.18.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.1.W6.S1) and character.