Leviticus 18:3:13Lev.18.3.W13TAB
שָׁ֙מָּה֙
shahmmah
“there”
- Transliteration
- shahm-MAH
- Extended
- shahm-MAAH
- IPA
- /ʃam.ˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- there
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
shahm-MAH
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER a-NI meh-VEE et-KHEM shahm-MAH
- clause
oo-keh-mah-ah-SEH eh-rets-keh-na-AN a-SHER a-NI meh-VEE et-KHEM shahm-MAH LO tah-ah-SOO oo-veh-khook-koh-TEE-hem LO teh-LEH-khoo
- sentence
keh-mah-ah-SEH eh-rets-mits-RAH-yim a-SHER yeh-shahv-TEM-bah LO tah-ah-SOO oo-keh-mah-ah-SEH eh-rets-keh-na-AN a-SHER a-NI meh-VEE et-KHEM shahm-MAH LO tah-ah-SOO oo-veh-khook-koh-TEE-hem LO teh-LEH-khoo
In context — Leviticus 18:3
You shall not follow the practices of the land of Egypt where you dwelt, and you shall not follow the practices of the land of Canaan where I bring you; and you shall not walk in their statutes.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:3:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Leviticus 18:3, so the Hebrew word שָׁ֙מָּה֙ (shahmmah) 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.18.3.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.3.W13.S1) and character.