Numbers 32:3:7Num.32.3.W7TAB
וּשְׂבָ֥ם
usevam
“and Sebam”
- Transliteration
- u-se-VAM
- Extended
- oo-se-VAHM
- IPA
- /uːsəˈvaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Sebam
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-se-VAM
- phraseyour reading level
u-se-VAM u-ne-VO
- clause
u-se-VAM u-ne-VO u-ve-ON
- sentence
a-ta-ROT ve-di-VON ve-ya-AZER ve-nim-RA ve-khesh-BON ve-el-a-LEH u-se-VAM u-ne-VO u-ve-ON
Exegesis
The verse opens with atarot {עֲטָר֤וֹת | ʿă-ṭā-rōt} ‘Ataroth’ followed by a paratactic sequence marked by the conjunction vav {וְ | wə} ‘and’ before each subsequent place-name, shifting to the u-prefix in usebam {וּשְׂבָ֥ם | u-se-bām}, unebo {וּנְב֖וֹ | u-ne-bō}, and ubeon {וּבְעֹֽן | u-ve-ʿōn}. This creates a verbless clause of nine coordinate nouns, a hallmark of Hebrew territory lists. The repetition of vav yields a rhythmic inclusio, emphasizing each town’s equal status and collective identity. In the formal translation, these conjunctions are condensed into a comma list to enhance readability, while in the dynamic version they are retained to preserve the Hebrew cadence.
In context — Numbers 32:3
Ataroth , Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon , Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon.
About this coordinate
Numbers 32:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 32:3, so the Hebrew word וּשְׂבָ֥ם (usevam) 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.32.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.32.3.W7.S1) and character.