1 Kings 19:19:121 Kgs.19.19.W12TAB
בִּשְׁנֵ֣ים
bisheneim
“with the two”
- Transliteration
- bi-she-NEIM
- Extended
- bih-sheh-NEEM
- IPA
- /biʃ.neːˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- with the two
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| 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
bi-she-NEIM
- phraseyour reading level
bi-she-NEIM he-a-SAR
- clause
va-ye-LEKH mi-SHAM va-yim-TSA et-e-li-SHA ben-sha-FAT ve-HU kho-RESH she-NEIM-a-SAR tse-ma-DIM le-fa-NAV ve-HU bi-she-NEIM he-a-SAR
- sentence
va-ye-LEKH mi-SHAM va-yim-TSA et-e-li-SHA ben-sha-FAT ve-HU kho-RESH she-NEIM-a-SAR tse-ma-DIM le-fa-NAV ve-HU bi-she-NEIM he-a-SAR va-ya-a-VOR e-li-YA-hu e-LAV va-yash-LEKH a-DAR-to e-LAV
Exegesis
The construct bišnêym hēʿāśār {בִּשְׁנֵים הֶעָשָׂר | bišnêym hēʿāśār} ‘in the twelfth’ highlights his position at the final team.
In context — 1 Kings 19:19
Elijah went from that place and found Elisha son of Shaphat plowing with twelve teams of oxen before him, and Elijah came and cast his cloak upon him.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:19:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Kings 19:19, so the Hebrew word בִּשְׁנֵ֣ים (bisheneim) 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.19.19.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.19.W12.S1) and character.