Psalm 14:5:1Ps.14.5.W1TAB

שָׁ֤ם

sham

there

Transliteration
SHAM
Extended
SHAAM
IPA
/ˈʃaːm/

Meaning by language

English
there

Alphabet Analysis

Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    SHAM

  2. clause

    SHAM PA-kha-du PA-khad

  3. sentence

    SHAM PA-kha-du PA-khad KI-e-lo-HIM be-DOR tsa-DIK

Exegesis

The verse opens with the adverb sham {שָׁם | šām} ‘there’, which establishes the spatial setting.

In contextPsalm 14:5

There they were seized with fear, for God is in the generation of the righteous .

About this coordinate

Psalm 14:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 14:5, so the Hebrew word שָׁ֤ם (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 Ps.14.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.14.5.W1.S1) and character.