1 Kings 15:33:131 Kgs.15.33.W13TAB
שָׁנָֽה׃
shana
“year”
- Transliteration
- sha-NA
- Extended
- shaa-NAA
- IPA
- /ʃaːˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- year
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sha-NA
- clause
ma-LAKH ba-SHA ben-a-KHI-ya al-kol-yis-ra-EL be-tir-TSA e-sre-RIM ve-ar-BA sha-NA
- sentence
bish-NAT sha-LOSH le-a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ma-LAKH ba-SHA ben-a-KHI-ya al-kol-yis-ra-EL be-tir-TSA e-sre-RIM ve-ar-BA sha-NA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the regnal date bishnat {בִּשְׁנַ֣ת | bišnāt} ‘in the year of’, followed by the cardinal shalosh {שָׁלֹ֔שׁ | šālôš} agreeing with the implicit shanah {שָׁנָֽה | šānāh} ‘year’.
Root and etymology
š-n-hš–n–h
“year”
In context — 1 Kings 15:33
In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah began to reign over all Israel in Tirzah for twenty-four years.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:33:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Kings 15:33, so the Hebrew word שָׁנָֽה׃ (shana) 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.15.33.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.33.W13.S1) and character.