Proverbs 9:18:3Prov.9.18.W3TAB
שָׁ֑ם
sham
“are there”
- Transliteration
- SHAM
- Extended
- SHAAM
- IPA
- /ˈʃaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- are 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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Word in context
- word
SHAM
- clause
ve-LO-YA-dah ki-re-fa-IM SHAM
- sentence
ve-LO-YA-dah ki-re-fa-IM SHAM be-im-KE she-OL ke-ru-E-ha
In context — Proverbs 9:18
Yet he does not know that the departed spirits are present, and that her guests dwell in the depths of Sheol .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 9:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 9:18, so the Hebrew word שָׁ֑ם (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 Prov.9.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.9.18.W3.S1) and character.