1 Kings 16:8:131 Kgs.16.8.W13TAB
שְׁנָתָֽיִם׃
shenatayim
“two years”
- Transliteration
- she-na-TA-yim
- Extended
- sheh-nah-TAA-yeem
- IPA
- /ʃənaːˈtaːjim/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
she-na-TA-yim
- clause
MA-lakh e-LA ben-ba-SHA al-yis-ra-EL be-tir-TSA she-na-TA-yim
- sentence
bish-NAT e-se-RIM va-SHESH sha-NA le-a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA MA-lakh e-LA ben-ba-SHA al-yis-ra-EL be-tir-TSA she-na-TA-yim
Exegesis
The dual noun shenatayim {שְׁנָתָֽיִם | šə-nā-tā-yim} specifies the duration of two complete years. The Hebrew VSO order is rendered in English as a clear SVO sequence to preserve the narrative flow.
Root and etymology
shin–nun–he
“to revolve, repeat”
In context — 1 Kings 16:8
In Asa king of Judah’s twenty-sixth year , Elah son of Baasha became king over Israel at Tirzah, and he ruled two years .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:8:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Kings 16:8, 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.16.8.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.8.W13.S1) and character.