1 Kings 15:25:61 Kgs.15.25.W6TAB
שְׁתַּ֔יִם
shetayim
“two”
- Transliteration
- she-TAY-im
- Extended
- sheh-TAY-ihm
- IPA
- /ʃəˈtːajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- two
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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-TAY-im
- phraseyour reading level
bish-NAT she-TAY-im
- clause
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
- 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 prepositional phrase al yisra'el {עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʿal yiś-rā-ʾēl} marks territorial jurisdiction, while bishnat shetayim {בִּשְׁנַת שְׁתַּיִם | biš-nat šə-ta-yim} combines a feminine construct noun and cardinal numeral to yield “second year.”
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 15:25:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 15:25, so the Hebrew word שְׁתַּ֔יִם (shetayim) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.25.W6.S1) and character.