Leviticus 16:23:13Lev.16.23.W13TAB
שָֽׁם׃
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
- clause
ve-hi-ni-KHAM SHAM
- sentence
oo-VA a-ha-RON el-O-HEL mo-ED oo-fa-SHAT et-big-DEI ha-BAD a-SHER la-VASH be-vo-O el-ha-KO-desh ve-hi-ni-KHAM SHAM
Exegesis
Finally, the Hiphil perfect vehinicham {וְהִנִּיחָ֖ם | wə-hin-nî-ḥām} ‘and he shall leave them’, followed by the locative adverb sham {שָֽׁם׃ | šām}, highlights the placement of garments after the ritual.
In context — Leviticus 16:23
Then Aaron shall enter the tent of meeting and remove the linen garments which he had put on when he entered the holy place, and he shall leave them there.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:23:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Leviticus 16:23, so the Hebrew word שָֽׁם׃ (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 Lev.16.23.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.23.W13.S1) and character.