Proverbs 18:10:2Prov.18.10.W2TAB
שֵׁ֣ם
shem
“name of”
- Transliteration
- SHEM
- Extended
- SHEEM
- IPA
- /ˈʃeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- name of
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
- clause
mig-DAL-OZ SHEM Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
mig-DAL-OZ SHEM Ye-ho-VAH bo-ya-RUTS tsa-DIK ve-nis-GAV
Exegesis
migdal-oz shem yehowah {מִגְדַּל־עֹ֭ז שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה | mîgdāl-ʿôz šēm Yəhōwāh} ‘tower-of-strength (is) the name of the LORD’. The construct chain migdal-ʿôz šēm Yəhōwāh establishes a metaphor of divine protection, omitting the copula for emphatic identity.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–mem
“name”
In context — Proverbs 18:10
The name of the LORD is a tower of strength; the righteous one runs into it and is set securely on high.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 18:10, 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 Prov.18.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.10.W2.S1) and character.