Judges 17:7:10Judg.17.7.W10TAB
גָֽר־שָֽׁם׃
garsham
“was sojourning there”
- Transliteration
- GAR-SHAM
- Extended
- GAAR-SHAAM
- IPA
- /ɣaːrˈʃaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- was sojourning there
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
GAR-SHAM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-HU GAR-SHAM
- clause
ve-HU LE-vi ve-HU GAR-SHAM
- sentence
va-ye-HI-NA-ar mi-BET LE-khem ye-hu-DA mim-mish-pa-KHAT ye-hu-DA ve-HU LE-vi ve-HU GAR-SHAM
Exegesis
A second vehu {וְה֥וּא | vəhûʾ} links to gar-sham {גָֽר־שָֽׁם | gār-šām} ‘was sojourning there’. The repeated vehu underscores parallel roles of tribal identity and foreign residence. English renders the asyndeton of vehu as two sentences to preserve clarity and emphasis.
Root and etymology
ג־ו־ר
“to sojourn, dwell temporarily”
In context — Judges 17:7
And there was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah, from the clan of Judah. He was a Levite , and he was staying there.
About this coordinate
Judges 17:7:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Judges 17:7, so the Hebrew word גָֽר־שָֽׁם׃ (garsham) 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 Judg.17.7.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.17.7.W10.S1) and character.