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שָׁם

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

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שָׁםH8033

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
there304×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 there42×Genesis 11:8, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 20:1, Genesis 24:7
And there38×Genesis 13:4, Genesis 21:33, Genesis 31:46, Genesis 45:11
where29×Genesis 2:8, Genesis 13:18, Genesis 19:20, Exodus 15:27
was there7×Genesis 41:12, Judges 20:27, 1 Samuel 7:17, 1 Samuel 21:7
are there6×2 Samuel 15:36, Job 3:19, Psalms 139:8, Proverbs 9:18
in it6×Exodus 30:18, Exodus 40:3, Exodus 40:30, 1 Kings 8:9
into it6×Exodus 21:33, 2 Samuel 17:18, 2 Kings 2:21, 2 Kings 19:32
were there6×Numbers 21:32, Joshua 14:12, Judges 16:27, Judges 21:9
here5×Exodus 24:12, Numbers 20:4, Numbers 32:26, Isaiah 28:10
and from there4×Genesis 2:10, Numbers 23:13, Judges 18:13, 2 Kings 2:25
from4×Genesis 10:14, Genesis 24:5, Judges 18:11, Micah 2:3
is there4×1 Kings 14:2, Ezekiel 32:22, Ezekiel 32:24, Ezekiel 32:29
there is4×1 Samuel 20:6, Ecclesiastes 3:16, Ecclesiastes 9:10
[the Jordan]3×Deuteronomy 4:14, Deuteronomy 11:8, Deuteronomy 11:11
it there3×1 Samuel 14:34, 2 Kings 6:6, Jeremiah 13:4
to reside there3×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
and2×Jeremiah 2:6, Jeremiah 20:6
any of it2×2 Kings 7:2, 2 Kings 7:19
back2×Deuteronomy 19:12, 1 Samuel 4:4
even from there2×Jeremiah 49:16, Obadiah 1:4
it2×Genesis 19:22, Deuteronomy 1:38
it was there2×Genesis 21:31, Genesis 35:7
on the spot2×2 Samuel 2:23, 2 Samuel 6:7
out2×1 Samuel 17:49, 2 Chronicles 26:20
Then2×Job 23:7, Zephaniah 1:14
there [is]2×Genesis 2:11, Psalms 68:27
There they are2×Psalms 14:5, Psalms 53:5
vvv2×Genesis 35:15, Deuteronomy 30:18
who lived there2×1 Samuel 10:12, 2 Kings 4:8
[and]1×1 Samuel 11:15
[and] relieve yourself1×Deuteronomy 23:12
[are found] there1×Genesis 2:12
[are] there1×Nehemiah 1:3
[at Pas-dammim]1×2 Samuel 23:9
[Gath]1×1 Samuel 22:1
[IS] THERE1×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 area1×Joshua 17:15
and from that place1×Genesis 11:9
are1×Genesis 13:14
are staying1×Exodus 12:13
aside there1×Judges 18:15
away1×Genesis 18:22
back there1×Genesis 24:8
be there1×2 Samuel 15:35
But if from there1×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 place1×Deuteronomy 24:18
from them1×Genesis 30:32
had been there1×Genesis 26:8
him1×1 Samuel 29:4
in Moab1×Ruth 1:4
in such places1×2 Kings 6:10
in the name of1×Genesis 49:24
into [the pits]1×Genesis 14:10
into exile1×Jeremiah 29:14
its1×Jeremiah 49:38
lies1×Genesis 21:17
near it1×Genesis 29:2
nearby1×Job 40:20
of there1×Deuteronomy 5:15
off1×Jeremiah 22:24
on1×2 Kings 2:25
onto it1×Judges 8:25
right there1×2 Samuel 18:11
that place1×Genesis 26:17
the bodies there1×1 Samuel 31:12
the location of1×2 Chronicles 1:3
the Philistines1×1 Chronicles 14:11
them1×Ezekiel 20:40
there quickly1×Genesis 19:22
there that night1×Judges 19:7
there will1×2 Samuel 15:21
throughout1×Deuteronomy 18:6
to be there1×2 Samuel 20:1
to dwell1×Jeremiah 44:28
to it1×Ezekiel 11:18
to leave1×Genesis 18:16
to live there1×Genesis 12:10
To that place1×Deuteronomy 12:6
to them1×Nehemiah 13:9
to these cities1×Deuteronomy 19:3
to which1×Deuteronomy 4:42
upon it1×1 Samuel 5:11
was located1×1 Samuel 3:3
where there was1×1 Samuel 24:3
which contains1×2 Chronicles 6:11
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 2:8שָׁ֔םtowhereAdverbGenesis 2:10וּמִשָּׁם֙toand from thereConjunctive waw, Preposition-m | AdverbGenesis 2:11שָׁ֖םtothere [is]AdverbGenesis 2:12שָׁ֥םto[are found] thereAdverbGenesis 3:23מִשָּֽׁם׃to-Preposition-m | AdverbGenesis 10:14מִשָּׁ֛םtofromPreposition-m | AdverbGenesis 11:2שָֽׁם׃tothereAdverbGenesis 11:7שָׁ֖םto. . .AdverbGenesis 11:8מִשָּׁ֖םtofrom therePreposition-m | AdverbGenesis 11:9שָׁ֛םtothereAdverb
Usage map

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

First aligned rowGenesis 2:8
Aligned rows834
Books represented36
Genesis101Exodus32Leviticus5Numbers39Deuteronomy82Joshua26Judges39Ruth61 Samuel502 Samuel401 Kings432 Kings581 Chronicles172 Chronicles23Ezra6Nehemiah9Job10Psalms22Proverbs4Ecclesiastes7Song Of Solomon3Isaiah34Jeremiah77Ezekiel68Daniel2Hosea8Joel4Amos8Obadiah1Jonah1Micah3Nahum2Habakkuk1Zephaniah1Haggai1Zechariah1
Source forms
שָׁ֖ם103xšāmGenesis 2:11, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 18:29
שָֽׁם׃70xšāmGenesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 21:17, Genesis 26:17
שָׁ֔ם56xšāmGenesis 2:8, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 18:28, Genesis 21:33
שָׁם֙45xšāmGenesis 12:7, Genesis 22:2, Genesis 26:8, Genesis 28:11
שָׁ֑ם45xšāmGenesis 13:14, Genesis 35:1, Genesis 44:14, Exodus 24:12
שָׁ֣ם43xšāmGenesis 26:25, Genesis 35:1, Exodus 15:25, Exodus 34:28
שָׁ֖מָּה29xšām·māhGenesis 19:20, Genesis 50:5, Exodus 29:43, Exodus 30:18
שָׁ֛ם26xšāmGenesis 11:9, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 35:15, Deuteronomy 16:6
Parsing patterns
Adverb536xGenesis 2:8, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 11:2
Adverb | third person feminine singular134xGenesis 14:10, Genesis 19:20, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 20:13
Preposition-m | Adverb108xGenesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 12:8
Conjunctive waw | Adverb39xGenesis 41:12, Exodus 15:25, Exodus 15:27, Leviticus 8:31
Conjunctive waw | Adverb | third person feminine singular8xGenesis 49:31, Deuteronomy 32:52, Deuteronomy 34:4, Judges 16:27
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Adverb8xGenesis 2:10, Genesis 11:9, Numbers 21:16, Deuteronomy 30:4
Pronoun - relative | Adverb1xPsalms 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

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

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