1 Kings 15:25:121 Kgs.15.25.W12TAB
שְׁנָתָֽיִם׃
shenatayim
“two years”
- Transliteration
- she-na-TA-yim
- Extended
- sheh-naa-TAA-yihm
- IPA
- /ʃənɑːˈtɑːjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- two years
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
she-na-TA-yim
- clause
va-yim-LOKH al-yis-ra-EL she-na-TA-yim
- sentence
ve-na-DAV ben-ya-rav-AM ma-LAKH al-yis-ra-EL bish-NAT she-TAY-im le-a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA va-yim-LOKH al-yis-ra-EL she-na-TA-yim
Exegesis
The second vav-consecutive verb vayyimlokh {וַיִּמְלֹךְ | wa-yim-lō-kh} restates rule over Israel with the dual-duration phrase al yisra'el shnatayim {עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל שְׁנָתַיִם | ʿal yiś-rā-ʾēl šə-na-ta-yim}. English renders reorder construct chains into possessive phrases and adapts the Hebrew dual to a standard cardinal expression.
In context — 1 Kings 15:25
Nadab, son of Jeroboam, ascended the throne of Israel in the second year of Asa, king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel for two years .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:25:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Kings 15:25, so the Hebrew word שְׁנָתָֽיִם׃ (shenatayim) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.15.25.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.25.W12.S1) and character.