Numbers 17:3:2Num.17.3.W2TABWLC Numbers 17:18
שֵׁ֣ם
shem
“the name”
- Transliteration
- SHEM
- Extended
- SHEEM
- IPA
- /ˈʃeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the name
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
SHEM
- phraseyour reading level
SHEM a-ha-RON
- clause
ve-ET SHEM a-ha-RON takh-TOV al-ma-TEH
- sentence
ve-ET SHEM a-ha-RON takh-TOV al-ma-TEH le-VI KI ma-TEH e-KHAD le-ROSH BEIT a-vo-TAM
Root and etymology
Rootshin-mem-mem
“name, reputation”
In context — Numbers 17:3
And you shall write Aaron’s name upon the staff of Levi , for there shall be one staff for the head of each ancestral house.
About this coordinate
Numbers 17:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 17:3, so the Hebrew word שֵׁ֣ם (shem) 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 Num.17.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.17.3.W2.S1) and character.