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Ruth 1:2
“And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth–lehem–judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
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
- שֵׁ֣ם — 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.