Hebrew Form Guide

בְּשָׁל֑וֹם (bə·šā·lō·wm) in Genesis 15:15: Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular

בְּשָׁל֑וֹם (bə·šā·lō·wm) in Genesis 15:15

Source Word

בְּשָׁל֑וֹםbə·šā·lō·wmPreposition-b | Noun - masculine singular

At Genesis 15:15, the source token בְּשָׁל֑וֹם is H7965, Prep-b | N-ms. The BSB+ word table row therefore anchors this guide.

How The Form Affects Interpretation

In peace naturally renders beth as attendant condition with the well-being noun. Abram will not personally endure the foretold enslavement but will reach old age and burial under God's peaceful care.

How To Communicate It

Explain in peace as the condition of Abram's departure and hold it with the promise of ripe old age and burial.

What Not To Say

  • Grammatical form should serve context, not override it.
  • Do not make beth mean that death itself is harmless or use this phrase alone as a complete doctrine of conscious afterlife.
  • Peace here can include welfare and an untroubled end, not merely absence of interpersonal conflict.
  • Read in peace within Genesis 15:15 as this H7965 occurrence; broader theology requires the passage.

What Does The Label Mean?

Profile

Hebrew-nominal

Part of Speech

Noun

Form Label

Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular

Stem

Not applicable

Aspect

Not applicable

Person

Not applicable

Gender

Masculine

Number

Singular

State

Not applicable

Attached Prefixes

Preposition b

Suffix

None

Aspect Note

This prepositional phrase describes the quality of Abram's departure; the imperfect verb carries the future promise.

Verse Role

Beth marks attendant circumstance with the masculine singular peace noun, modifying the future going clause.

What The Form Does In This Verse

Attached To

The manner or condition in which Abram will go to his fathers

Governed By

God's personal reassurance within the prophecy of later affliction

Role In The Phrase

The beth-prefixed noun describes Abram's deathward departure as occurring in peace or well-being.

What It Is Not Doing

The phrase does not deny death or by itself define the afterlife condition expressed by going to one's fathers.

How Much The Form Matters Here

Interpretive Weight

Moderate: Abram will not personally endure the foretold enslavement but will reach old age and burial under God's peaceful care.

Syntax Profile

Beth marks attendant circumstance with the masculine singular peace noun, modifying the future going clause.. The beth-prefixed noun describes Abram's deathward departure as occurring in peace or well-being.. Attached to the manner or condition in which Abram will go to his fathers. Governed by God's personal reassurance within the prophecy of later affliction. The phrase does not deny death or by itself define the afterlife condition expressed by going to one's fathers.

Reader Question

What does in peace promise Abram amid the prophecy of suffering? It assures him of a well-ordered personal end before the descendants' later oppression unfolds.

Translation Effect

Direct: In peace naturally renders beth as attendant condition with the well-being noun.

Where Caution Is Needed

Peace here can include welfare and an untroubled end, not merely absence of interpersonal conflict. Going to your fathers has its own idiomatic significance; this form guide covers the accompanying peace phrase.

Fallacies To Avoid

Peace means avoidance of death: The sentence pairs peace with burial, promising manner rather than immortality. preposition proves afterlife details: Beth marks condition; broader teaching about the dead requires additional texts.

How The Interpretation Is Derived

Textual Witness

At Genesis 15:15, the source token בְּשָׁל֑וֹם is H7965, Prep-b | N-ms. The BSB+ word table row therefore anchors this guide.

Lexical Identity

שָׁלוֹם is the lemma behind in peace here. Within Genesis 15:15, H7965 retains this exact lexical identity.

Grammar In Context

Beth marks attendant circumstance with the masculine singular peace noun, modifying the future going clause.

Passage Meaning

Abram will not personally endure the foretold enslavement but will reach old age and burial under God's peaceful care.

Canonical Fit

Covenant peace can accompany mortality, while resurrection hope must be established from the wider canon.

Communication Use

Explain in peace as the condition of Abram's departure and hold it with the promise of ripe old age and burial.

Do Not Derive

Do not make beth mean that death itself is harmless or use this phrase alone as a complete doctrine of conscious afterlife.