1 Kings 20:29:81 Kgs.20.29.W8TAB

הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י

hashevii

“the seventh”

Transliteration: ha-she-vi-I
Extended: hah-sheh-vih-EE
IPA: /haʃ.ʃəviˈʕiː/

Meaning by language

English: the seventh

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

הַ + שְּׁ + בִי + עִ֗י

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ha + she + vi + i

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hashevii

Alphabet Analysis

	He	h as in house; silent at word end
	Patach	short 'ah' as in father
	Shin	shin with right dot; sin with left dot
	Sheva	vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
	Bet	b with dagesh; v without dagesh
	Hireq	'ee' as in machine
	Yod	y as in yes; marks long ī
	Ayin	deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
	Hireq	'ee' as in machine
	Yod	y as in yes; marks long ī

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The word

Word in context

word
ha-she-vi-I
phraseyour reading level
va-ye-HI ba-YOM ha-she-vi-I
clause
va-ye-HI ba-YOM ha-she-vi-I va-tik-RAV ha-mil-kha-MA va-yak-KU ve-NE-yis-ra-EL et-a-RAM me-A-e-LEF rag-LI be-YOM e-KHAD
sentence
va-ya-kha-NU E-le NO-khakh-E-le shiv-AT ya-MIM va-ye-HI ba-YOM ha-she-vi-I va-tik-RAV ha-mil-kha-MA va-yak-KU ve-NE-yis-ra-EL et-a-RAM me-A-e-LEF rag-LI be-YOM e-KHAD

Exegesis

The construct šivʿat yāmîm {שִׁבְעַת יָמִים | šivʿat yāmîm} marks the seven-day duration, while the temporal clause bayyôm haš-šəbiʿî {בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי | bayyôm haš-šəbiʿî} pinpoints the climactic seventh day.

In context — 1 Kings 20:29

And these encamped opposite one another for seven days, and it happened on the seventh day that the battle drew near, and the sons of Israel struck down Aram one hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day.

About this coordinate

1 Kings 20:29:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 20:29, so the Hebrew word הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י (hashevii) 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.20.29.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.29.W8.S1) and character.

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