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שָׁם

There (transferring to time) then ; often thither , or thence

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שָׁם H8033

What does שָׁם mean in the Bible?

שָׁם is a Hebrew word meaning "there (transferring to time) then ; often thither , or thence".

Full entry for שָׁם (H8033) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does שָׁם mean in the Bible?

שָׁם is a Hebrew word meaning "there (transferring to time) then ; often thither , or thence".

How does the BSB render H8033?

The BSB source-word alignment has 834 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include there (304), . . . (208), - (49), from there (42), And there (38).

Where does שָׁם appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 2:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (101), Deuteronomy (82), Jeremiah (77), Ezekiel (68).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
there 304× Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:9, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:7
. . . 208× Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 19:27
- 49× Genesis 3:23, Genesis 28:2, Genesis 39:22, Exodus 26:33
from there 42× Genesis 11:8, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 20:1, Genesis 24:7
And there 38× Genesis 13:4, Genesis 21:33, Genesis 31:46, Genesis 45:11
where 29× Genesis 2:8, Genesis 13:18, Genesis 19:20, Exodus 15:27
was there 7× Genesis 41:12, Judges 20:27, 1 Samuel 7:17, 1 Samuel 21:7
are there 6× 2 Samuel 15:36, Job 3:19, Psalms 139:8, Proverbs 9:18
in it 6× Exodus 30:18, Exodus 40:3, Exodus 40:30, 1 Kings 8:9
into it 6× Exodus 21:33, 2 Samuel 17:18, 2 Kings 2:21, 2 Kings 19:32
were there 6× Numbers 21:32, Joshua 14:12, Judges 16:27, Judges 21:9
here 5× Exodus 24:12, Numbers 20:4, Numbers 32:26, Isaiah 28:10
and from there 4× Genesis 2:10, Numbers 23:13, Judges 18:13, 2 Kings 2:25
from 4× Genesis 10:14, Genesis 24:5, Judges 18:11, Micah 2:3
is there 4× 1 Kings 14:2, Ezekiel 32:22, Ezekiel 32:24, Ezekiel 32:29
there is 4× 1 Samuel 20:6, Ecclesiastes 3:16, Ecclesiastes 9:10
[the Jordan] 3× Deuteronomy 4:14, Deuteronomy 11:8, Deuteronomy 11:11
it there 3× 1 Samuel 14:34, 2 Kings 6:6, Jeremiah 13:4
to reside there 3× Jeremiah 42:17, Jeremiah 43:2, Jeremiah 44:12
[in Zion] 2× Psalms 87:4, Psalms 87:6
[where] 2× Ezekiel 20:35, Jonah 4:5
and 2× Jeremiah 2:6, Jeremiah 20:6
any of it 2× 2 Kings 7:2, 2 Kings 7:19
back 2× Deuteronomy 19:12, 1 Samuel 4:4
even from there 2× Jeremiah 49:16, Obadiah 1:4
it 2× Genesis 19:22, Deuteronomy 1:38
it was there 2× Genesis 21:31, Genesis 35:7
on the spot 2× 2 Samuel 2:23, 2 Samuel 6:7
out 2× 1 Samuel 17:49, 2 Chronicles 26:20
Then 2× Job 23:7, Zephaniah 1:14
there [is] 2× Genesis 2:11, Psalms 68:27
There they are 2× Psalms 14:5, Psalms 53:5
vvv 2× Genesis 35:15, Deuteronomy 30:18
who lived there 2× 1 Samuel 10:12, 2 Kings 4:8
[and] 1× 1 Samuel 11:15
[and] relieve yourself 1× Deuteronomy 23:12
[are found] there 1× Genesis 2:12
[are] there 1× Nehemiah 1:3
[at Pas-dammim] 1× 2 Samuel 23:9
[Gath] 1× 1 Samuel 22:1
[IS] THERE 1× Ezekiel 48:35
[lived] 1× Exodus 9:26
[the land that] 1× Deuteronomy 1:39
[the land] 1× Deuteronomy 1:37
[to one of these cities] 1× Deuteronomy 19:4
[was] 1× Genesis 39:11
an area 1× Joshua 17:15
and from that place 1× Genesis 11:9
are 1× Genesis 13:14
are staying 1× Exodus 12:13
aside there 1× Judges 18:15
away 1× Genesis 18:22
back there 1× Genesis 24:8
be there 1× 2 Samuel 15:35
But if from there 1× Deuteronomy 4:29
from [Samaria] 1× 2 Kings 17:27
from [the north] 1× Jeremiah 50:9
from [what you have] 1× 1 Kings 17:13
from that place 1× Deuteronomy 24:18
from them 1× Genesis 30:32
had been there 1× Genesis 26:8
him 1× 1 Samuel 29:4
in Moab 1× Ruth 1:4
in such places 1× 2 Kings 6:10
in the name of 1× Genesis 49:24
into [the pits] 1× Genesis 14:10
into exile 1× Jeremiah 29:14
its 1× Jeremiah 49:38
lies 1× Genesis 21:17
near it 1× Genesis 29:2
nearby 1× Job 40:20
of there 1× Deuteronomy 5:15
off 1× Jeremiah 22:24
on 1× 2 Kings 2:25
onto it 1× Judges 8:25
right there 1× 2 Samuel 18:11
that place 1× Genesis 26:17
the bodies there 1× 1 Samuel 31:12
the location of 1× 2 Chronicles 1:3
the Philistines 1× 1 Chronicles 14:11
them 1× Ezekiel 20:40
there quickly 1× Genesis 19:22
there that night 1× Judges 19:7
there will 1× 2 Samuel 15:21
throughout 1× Deuteronomy 18:6
to be there 1× 2 Samuel 20:1
to dwell 1× Jeremiah 44:28
to it 1× Ezekiel 11:18
to leave 1× Genesis 18:16
to live there 1× Genesis 12:10
To that place 1× Deuteronomy 12:6
to them 1× Nehemiah 13:9
to these cities 1× Deuteronomy 19:3
to which 1× Deuteronomy 4:42
upon it 1× 1 Samuel 5:11
was located 1× 1 Samuel 3:3
where there was 1× 1 Samuel 24:3
which contains 1× 2 Chronicles 6:11
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 2:8 שָׁ֔ם to where Adverb Genesis 2:10 וּמִשָּׁם֙ to and from there Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Adverb Genesis 2:11 שָׁ֖ם to there [is] Adverb Genesis 2:12 שָׁ֥ם to [are found] there Adverb Genesis 3:23 מִשָּֽׁם׃ to - Preposition-m | Adverb Genesis 10:14 מִשָּׁ֛ם to from Preposition-m | Adverb Genesis 11:2 שָֽׁם׃ to there Adverb Genesis 11:7 שָׁ֖ם to . . . Adverb Genesis 11:8 מִשָּׁ֖ם to from there Preposition-m | Adverb Genesis 11:9 שָׁ֛ם to there Adverb
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 2:8
Aligned rows 834
Books represented 36
Genesis 101 Exodus 32 Leviticus 5 Numbers 39 Deuteronomy 82 Joshua 26 Judges 39 Ruth 6 1 Samuel 50 2 Samuel 40 1 Kings 43 2 Kings 58 1 Chronicles 17 2 Chronicles 23 Ezra 6 Nehemiah 9 Job 10 Psalms 22 Proverbs 4 Ecclesiastes 7 Song Of Solomon 3 Isaiah 34 Jeremiah 77 Ezekiel 68 Daniel 2 Hosea 8 Joel 4 Amos 8 Obadiah 1 Jonah 1 Micah 3 Nahum 2 Habakkuk 1 Zephaniah 1 Haggai 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
שָׁ֖ם 103x šām Genesis 2:11, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 18:29
שָֽׁם׃ 70x šām Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 21:17, Genesis 26:17
שָׁ֔ם 56x šām Genesis 2:8, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 18:28, Genesis 21:33
שָׁם֙ 45x šām Genesis 12:7, Genesis 22:2, Genesis 26:8, Genesis 28:11
שָׁ֑ם 45x šām Genesis 13:14, Genesis 35:1, Genesis 44:14, Exodus 24:12
שָׁ֣ם 43x šām Genesis 26:25, Genesis 35:1, Exodus 15:25, Exodus 34:28
שָׁ֖מָּה 29x šām·māh Genesis 19:20, Genesis 50:5, Exodus 29:43, Exodus 30:18
שָׁ֛ם 26x šām Genesis 11:9, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 35:15, Deuteronomy 16:6
Parsing patterns
Adverb 536x Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 11:2
Adverb | third person feminine singular 134x Genesis 14:10, Genesis 19:20, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 20:13
Preposition-m | Adverb 108x Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 12:8
Conjunctive waw | Adverb 39x Genesis 41:12, Exodus 15:25, Exodus 15:27, Leviticus 8:31
Conjunctive waw | Adverb | third person feminine singular 8x Genesis 49:31, Deuteronomy 32:52, Deuteronomy 34:4, Judges 16:27
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Adverb 8x Genesis 2:10, Genesis 11:9, Numbers 21:16, Deuteronomy 30:4
Pronoun - relative | Adverb 1x Psalms 122:4
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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