שָׁם

shamAdvH8033

there

From: a primitive particle (rather from the relative pronoun, H834 (אֲשֶׁר));

Short Definition

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

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. there, thither 1a) there 1b) thither (after verbs of motion) 1c) from there, thence 1d) then (as an adverb of time) Aramaic equivalent: tam.mah (*תַּמָּה *"there" H8536)

Grammar

Part of Speech Adv

Morphology H:Adv

DescriptionH:Adv

Occurrences

700 times

Appears 700 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Genesis
84
Deuteronomy
72
Jeremiah
69
Ezk
55
2 Kings
45

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 1:12
  • 2 Kings 6:6
  • Exodus 17:3
  • Genesis 33:19
  • Jeremiah 42:17

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.