Proverbs 30:9:10Prov.30.9.W10TAB
שֵׁ֣ם
shem
“name”
- Transliteration
- SHEM
- Extended
- SHEEM
- IPA
- /ˈʃeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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Word in context
- word
SHEM
- phraseyour reading level
SHEM e-lo-HAI
- clause
ve-ta-FAS-ti SHEM e-lo-HAI
- sentence
PEN e-sbe-A ve-khi-khash-TI ve-a-MAR-ti MI Ye-ho-VAH u-pen-i-va-RESH ve-ga-NAV-ti ve-ta-FAS-ti SHEM e-lo-HAI
Exegesis
The noun šēm ʾĕ-lō-hāy {שֵׁ֣ם אֱלֹהָֽי} ‘name of my God’ denotes divine reputation and the solemnity of not profaning it.
Root and etymology
š-mshin-mem
“name, reputation”
In context — Proverbs 30:9
Lest I be satisfied and deny You, and say, “Who is the LORD ?” Or lest I become poor and steal and misuse the name of my God.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:9:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Proverbs 30:9, 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.30.9.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.9.W10.S1) and character.