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Ezekiel 23:4

“And the names of them were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister: and they were mine, and they bare sons and daughters. Thus were their names; Samaria is Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

שֵׁםshêm · shame
H8034 · Hebrew
Definition
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
Derivation
a primitive word (perhaps rather from through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare H8064 (שָׁמַיִם));
KJV renderings
[phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
Grammar
  • וּ — conjunction
  • שְׁמוֹתָ֗ — common noun, masculine, plural, construct
  • ן — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, feminine, plural
Code HC/Ncmpc/Sp3fp
Usage
Occurs 864 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 2:11Genesis 2:13Genesis 2:14Genesis 2:19Genesis 2:20

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שֵׁם here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.