וְ/שָׁ֡ם

𐤅/𐤔𐤌

vesham

and there

a primitive particle (rather from the relative pronoun, אֲשֶׁר); there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence; in it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.

H8033

1 Samuel 21:8 · Word #1

Lexicon H8033

Lemmaשָׁם
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤌
Transliterationshâm
Strong'sH8033
In-contextand there

Morphology HC/D All morphology codes

Part of Speech D — Adverb — Modifies a verb

SIBI-P1 H8033-07

and there (in that place)

Rootשם (sh-m)
Core Meaningsplace, there, that place, location, spatial reference
Semantic Rangethere; in that place; to that place (thither); from that place (thence); then (in a temporal extension); in it
Conceptual Significanceשָׁם functions as a key locative marker in biblical narrative, anchoring events to specific covenantal places—sites of encounter, judgment, worship, or promise. Its frequent use reinforces the theological importance of place in Scripture, where divine acts occur not abstractly but "there"—in real, covenantally significant locations.
Morphological NotesConjunction וְ ("and") prefixed to the adverb שָׁם ("there"). Classified as a conjunction + demonstrative/locative adverb. It carries no gender, number, or person distinctions.
Rendering RationaleThe adverb שָׁם denotes a specific place—"there," pointing to a location previously mentioned or understood. The prefixed וְ (waw conjunction) means "and," so the full form וְשָׁם is faithfully rendered "and there," preserving both the conjunction and the locative sense inherent in the root idea of place.

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Words from Root שם (place, there, that place, location, spatial reference)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H8034-01 beshem in the name of
H8034-02 beshemot by names
H8034-03 beshimekha in your name
H8034-04 bishemam in their name
H8034-05 bishemekha in your (masculine singular) name
H8034-06 bishemi in my name
H8034-07 bishemo in his name/renown
H8034-08 bishemotam by their names
H8034-09 hashem the Name
H8034-10 kashemot like the names
H8034-11 keshem according to the name of
H8034-12 keshimekha according to your name
H8036-01 keshum according to the name of
H8034-13 khishemo as his name
H8034-14 leshem for the Name of
H8034-15 leshimekha for your name
H8034-16 lishemekha for your name
H8034-17 lishemi for my Name
H8034-18 lishemo to his name
H8034-19 lishemot according to the names of
H8033-01 misham from there
H8034-20 mishemekha from your name
H8034-21 mishemotam from their names
H8034-22 mishimekha from your name
H8033-02 sham there (in that place)
H8033-03 shamah there (in that place)
H8034-23 shem name (memorial-identity)
H8034-24 shemah her name
H8036-02 shemahatehom their memorial-names
H8034-25 shemam their name
H8036-03 shemeh his name
H8034-26 shemekha your name
H8034-27 shemekhe your name
H8034-28 shemenu our name
H8034-29 shemi my name
H8034-30 shemo his name
H8034-31 shemot names
H8034-32 shemotam their names
H8033-04 shesham there
H8034-33 shimekha your name
H8034-34 shimekhem your name
H8033-05 shm there (in that place)
H8536-01 tamah there (in that place)
H8034-35 uleshem and for a name
H8034-36 uleshimekha and to your name
H8033-06 umisham and from there
H8034-37 ushemah and her name
H8034-38 ushemi and my name
H8034-39 ushemo and his name
H8034-40 ushemotan and the names belonging to them (fem.)
H8034-41 uveshem and in the name of
H8034-42 uveshemot and in names
H8034-43 uveshimekha and in your name
H8034-44 uvishemi and in my name
H8034-45 uvishemo and in his Name
H8034-46 vashem and a name
H8033-08 veshamah and to-there
H8034-47 veshem and name of
H8034-48 veshemot in names
H8034-49 veshimekha and your name
H8034-50 veshimekhah in your name-repute
H8034-51 veshimekhem and your name
H8034-52 vishemi in my name
H8034-53 vishemo in his Name
H8034-54 vishemotam in their names

Word Usage (835 occurrences of H8033)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 2:8 שָׁ֔ם sham there
Genesis 2:10 וּ/מִ/שָּׁם֙ umisham and from there
Genesis 2:11 שָׁ֖ם sham there
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