2 Chronicles 21:5:22 Chr.21.5.W2TAB
וּשְׁתַּ֛יִם
ushetayim
“and two”
- Transliteration
- u-she-TA-yim
- Extended
- oo-sheh-TAH-yihm
- IPA
- /uːʃəˈtːajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- and two
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
u-she-TA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
ben-she-lo-SHIM u-she-TA-yim
- clause
ben-she-lo-SHIM u-she-TA-yim sha-NA ye-ho-RAM be-mal-KHO
- sentence
ben-she-lo-SHIM u-she-TA-yim sha-NA ye-ho-RAM be-mal-KHO u-she-mo-NE sha-NIM ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with ben {בֶּן־ | bĕn} ‘son-of/age-of’ combined with the compound numeral shloshim ushtayim {שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וּשְׁתַּ֛יִם | šə-lō-šîm wə-štay-îm} and the noun shanah {שָׁנָ֖ה | šā-nāh} to mark the king’s age at accession.
In context — 2 Chronicles 21:5
Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he took the kingship, and he ruled in Jerusalem for eight years.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 21:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 21:5, so the Hebrew word וּשְׁתַּ֛יִם (ushetayim) 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 2 Chr.21.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.21.5.W2.S1) and character.