Judges 20:26:9Judg.20.26.W9TAB
שָׁם֙
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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The word
Word in context
- word
SHAM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-she-VU SHAM
- clause
va-ya-a-LU khol-be-NE yis-re-a-EL ve-khol-ha-AM va-ya-VO-u BET-EL va-yiv-KU va-ye-she-VU SHAM lif-NE Ye-ho-VAH va-ya-tsu-MU va-YOM-ha-HU ad-ha-A-rev
- sentence
va-ya-a-LU khol-be-NE yis-re-a-EL ve-khol-ha-AM va-ya-VO-u BET-EL va-yiv-KU va-ye-she-VU SHAM lif-NE Ye-ho-VAH va-ya-tsu-MU va-YOM-ha-HU ad-ha-A-rev va-ya-a-LU o-LOT u-she-la-MIM lif-NE Ye-ho-VAH
Root and etymology
Roots-y-m
“to place, set, appoint”
In context — Judges 20:26
Then all the sons of Israel and all the people went up and came to Bethel, and they wept and sat there before the LORD . They fasted on that day until evening and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
About this coordinate
Judges 20:26:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Judges 20:26, so the Hebrew word שָׁם֙ (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 Judg.20.26.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.26.W9.S1) and character.