Genesis 21:31:8Gen.21.31.W8PAT
שָׁ֥ם
sham
“there”
- Transliteration
- SHAM
- Extended
- SHAAM
- IPA
- /ˈʃaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- there
- French
- là
- Spanish
- allí
- Portuguese
- ali
- German
- dort
- Russian
- там
- Arabic-Simplified
- هناك
- Hindi
- वहाँ
- Chinese-Simplified
- 那里
- Korean
- 거기서
- Indonesian
- di sana
- Bengali
- সেখানে
- Tagalog
- doon
- Swahili
- huko
- Amharic
- በዚያ
- Yoruba
- nibẹ
- Igbo
- n'ebe ahụ
- Twi
- hɔ
- Ewe
- afi ma
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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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
SHAM
- phraseyour reading level
SHAM nish-be-U
- clause
KI SHAM nish-be-U she-NE-hem
- sentence
al-KEN ka-RA lam-ma-KOM ha-HU be-ER SHA-va KI SHAM nish-be-U she-NE-hem
In context — Genesis 21:31
therefore he called place that well of oath because there swore both of them
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:31:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 21:31, so the Hebrew word שָׁ֥ם (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 Gen.21.31.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.31.W8.S1) and character.