1 Samuel 13:1:51 Sam.13.1.W5TAB
שָׁנִ֔ים
shanim
“years”
- Transliteration
- sha-NIM
- Extended
- shaa-NEEM
- IPA
- /ʃaˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- years
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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
sha-NIM
- phraseyour reading level
u-she-TEI sha-NIM
- clause
u-she-TEI sha-NIM ma-LAKH al-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ben-sha-NA sha-UL be-mal-KHO u-she-TEI sha-NIM ma-LAKH al-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The coordinate vav-construct ushtei shanim {וּשְׁתֵּ֣י שָׁנִ֔ים | û-štey šānîm} introduces the total duration measure.
In context — 1 Samuel 13:1
Saul had been king for one year , and he reigned two years over Israel.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 13:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 13:1, so the Hebrew word שָׁנִ֔ים (shanim) 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 Sam.13.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.1.W5.S1) and character.