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Psalms 122:4
“Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
שָׁםshâm · shawm
H8033 · Hebrew
H8033 · Hebrew
- Definition
- there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
- Derivation
- a primitive particle (rather from the relative pronoun, H834 (אֲשֶׁר));
- KJV renderings
- in it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.
- Grammar
- שֶׁ — particle (relative)
- שָּׁ֨ם — adverb
- Usage
- Occurs 835 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 2:8Genesis 2:10Genesis 2:11Genesis 2:12Genesis 3:23
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 שָׁם 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.