1 Kings 21:10:21 Kgs.21.10.W2TAB
שְׁנַ֨יִם
shenayim
“two”
- Transliteration
- she-NA-yim
- Extended
- sheh-NAH-yim
- IPA
- /ʃəˈnajim/
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
she-NA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
she-NA-yim a-na-SHIM be-NE-VE-li-ya-AL
- clause
ve-ho-shi-VU she-NA-yim a-na-SHIM be-NE-VE-li-ya-AL NEG-do vi-yi-DU-hu le-MOR be-RAKH-ta e-lo-HIM va-ME-lekh
- sentence
ve-ho-shi-VU she-NA-yim a-na-SHIM be-NE-VE-li-ya-AL NEG-do vi-yi-DU-hu le-MOR be-RAKH-ta e-lo-HIM va-ME-lekh ve-ho-tsi-U-hu ve-sik-LU-hu ve-ya-MOT
In context — 1 Kings 21:10
And seat two men, sons of worthlessness, opposite him, and let them testify against him, saying, “You have blessed God and the king.” Then bring him out and stone him so that he dies.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 21:10, so the Hebrew word שְׁנַ֨יִם (shenayim) 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.21.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.10.W2.S1) and character.