Original Language Studio
Numbers 25:15
“And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
שֵׁםshêm · shame
H8034 · Hebrew
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
- וְ — conjunction
- שֵׁ֨ם — common noun, masculine, singular, construct
- 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.
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.