Leviticus 22:32:3Lev.22.32.W3TAB
אֶת־שֵׁ֣ם
etshem
“name of”
- Transliteration
- et-SHEM
- Extended
- et-SHEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛtˈʃeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- name of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-SHEM
- phraseyour reading level
et-SHEM kahd-SHI
- clause
ve-LO te-khal-le-LU et-SHEM kahd-SHI ve-nik-dash-TI be-TOKH be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-LO te-khal-le-LU et-SHEM kahd-SHI ve-nik-dash-TI be-TOKH be-NEI yis-ra-EL a-NI Ye-ho-VAH me-kad-DISH-KHEM
Exegesis
The verse opens with velo {וְלֹא | wə-lōʾ} ‘and not,’ forming a prohibition clause with the Piel imperfect techallelu {תְחַלְּלוּ | tə-ḥalləlû} ‘you shall profane’ governing the construct et-shem kodshi {אֶת־שֵׁם קָדְשִׁי | ʾet-šēm qād-šî} ‘the name of my holiness.’
Root and etymology
Rootsh-m
“name, reputation, identity”
In context — Leviticus 22:32
And you shall not profane My holy name, so that I may be sanctified among the Israelites. I am the LORD who makes you holy .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:32:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 22:32, so the Hebrew word אֶת־שֵׁ֣ם (etshem) 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.22.32.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.32.W3.S1) and character.