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שָׁם H8033

H8033 is the Hebrew word שָׁם, transliterated shâm and said shawm. The King James Version most often renders it whither.

Word: שָׁםTransliteration: shâmSaid: shawmLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 8 verses

What it means

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

Where it comes from

a primitive particle (rather from the relative pronoun, H834 (אֲשֶׁר)).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

whither 2×there 1×thence 1×therein 1×thereout 1×thereof 1×it 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: in it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.

Verses using שָׁם

All 8 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 2:8 · KJV

And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

Genesis 11:8 · KJV

So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.

Exodus 40:3 · KJV

And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail.

Leviticus 2:2 · KJV

And he shall bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD:

2 Samuel 17:18 · KJV

Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they went both of them away quickly, and came to a man’s house in Bahurim, which had a well in his court; whither they went down.

1 Kings 17:13 · KJV

And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.

2 Chronicles 6:11 · KJV

And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, that he made with the children of Israel.

Psalm 122:4 · KJV

Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD.

Common questions

What does Strong's H8033 mean?

H8033 is the Hebrew word שָׁם (shâm), meaning there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence.

How is H8033 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it whither (2 times), there (1 time), thence (1 time), therein (1 time), thereout (1 time), among others.

How many times does H8033 appear in the Bible?

שָׁם (shâm) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H8033 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive particle (rather from the relative pronoun, H834 (אֲשֶׁר)).

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