1 Kings 18:31:31 Kgs.18.31.W3TAB
שְׁתֵּ֤ים
shetim
“two”
- Transliteration
- she-TIM
- Extended
- sheh-TEEM
- IPA
- /ʃəˈteːm/
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-TIM
- phraseyour reading level
she-TIM e-se-RE
- clause
va-yik-KAKH e-li-YA-hu she-TIM e-se-RE a-va-NIM ke-mis-PAR shiv-TE ve-NE-ya-a-KOV
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH e-li-YA-hu she-TIM e-se-RE a-va-NIM ke-mis-PAR shiv-TE ve-NE-ya-a-KOV a-SHER ha-YA de-var-ye-ho-VAH e-LAV le-MOR yis-ra-EL yih-YE she-ME-kha
Exegesis
The dual numeral shtêm esre {שְׁתֵּ֤ים עֶשְׂרֵה֙ | šəṯêm ʿeśre} ‘twelve’ modifies abanim {אֲבָנִ֔ים | ʾăbānîm} ‘stones’.
In context — 1 Kings 18:31
And Elijah took twelve stones , according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come, saying, “Israel shall be your name.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:31:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 18:31, so the Hebrew word שְׁתֵּ֤ים (shetim) 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.18.31.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.31.W3.S1) and character.