Numbers 26:46:1Num.26.46.W1TAB
וְשֵׁ֥ם
veshem
“and the name”
- Transliteration
- ve-SHEM
- Extended
- veh-SHEEM
- IPA
- /vəˈʃeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the name
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ve-SHEM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-SHEM bat-a-SHER
- sentence
ve-SHEM bat-a-SHER SA-rahkh
Exegesis
The verse uses a verbless nominal clause introduced by ve-shem {וְשֵׁם | wə-šēm} “and name” to link this entry to the census list.
Root and etymology
Rootš-m
“name”
In context — Numbers 26:46
And the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah .
About this coordinate
Numbers 26:46:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 26:46, so the Hebrew word וְשֵׁ֥ם (veshem) 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.26.46.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.26.46.W1.S1) and character.