Numbers 20:26:10Num.20.26.W10TAB
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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The word
Word in context
- word
SHAM
- phraseyour reading level
u-MET SHAM
- clause
va-a-ha-RON ye-a-SEF u-MET SHAM
- sentence
ve-haf-SHET ET-a-ha-RON ET-be-ga-DAV ve-hil-bash-TAM ET-el-a-ZAR be-NO va-a-ha-RON ye-a-SEF u-MET SHAM
Exegesis
Finally, the locative adverb sham {שָׁם | šām} ‘there’ anchors the event in its cultic context, preserving the Hebrew clause sequence in English.
In context — Numbers 20:26
And you shall strip Aaron of his garments and clothe them upon Eleazar his son. Then Aaron will be gathered and will die there .
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:26:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Numbers 20:26, 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 Num.20.26.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.26.W10.S1) and character.