Judges 18:10:13Judg.18.10.W13TAB
אֵֽין־שָׁ֣ם
ensham
“there is not there”
- Transliteration
- EN-SHAM
- Extended
- EEN-SHAAM
- IPA
- /ʔeːn.ˈʃaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- there is not there
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| 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
EN-SHAM
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER EN-SHAM ma-khe-SOR
- clause
ma-KOM a-SHER EN-SHAM ma-khe-SOR kol-da-VAR a-SHER ba-A-rets
- sentence
ke-vo-a-KHEM ta-VO-u el-AM bo-TE-akh ve-ha-A-rets ra-kha-VAT ya-DA-yim ki-ne-ta-NAH e-lo-HIM be-yed-KHEM ma-KOM a-SHER EN-SHAM ma-khe-SOR kol-da-VAR a-SHER ba-A-rets
Exegesis
Finally, the relative clause with the existential negation ʾên {אֵין | ʾên} ‘there is not’ underscores the land’s full sufficiency. The English renderings strive to preserve the Hebrew’s temporal framing, idiomatic constructs, causal linkage, and emphatic aspect.
In context — Judges 18:10
When you enter, you will come upon a trusting people and a land is wide , for God has put it into your hands—a place where nothing of all that is in the land is lacking.
About this coordinate
Judges 18:10:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Judges 18:10, so the Hebrew word אֵֽין־שָׁ֣ם (ensham) 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.18.10.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.10.W13.S1) and character.