2 Chronicles 23:4:52 Chr.23.4.W5TAB
הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֨ית
hashelishit
“the third”
- Transliteration
- ha-she-li-SHIT
- Extended
- hah-sheh-lih-SHEET
- IPA
- /haʃ.ʃəliˈʃiːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- the third
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
ha-she-li-SHIT
- phraseyour reading level
ha-she-li-SHIT mi-KEM
- clause
ha-she-li-SHIT mi-KEM ba-E ha-sha-BAT la-kho-ha-NIM ve-lal-vi-YIM le-sho-a-RE ha-si-PIM
- sentence
ZE ha-da-VAR a-SHER ta-a-SU ha-she-li-SHIT mi-KEM ba-E ha-sha-BAT la-kho-ha-NIM ve-lal-vi-YIM le-sho-a-RE ha-si-PIM
Exegesis
The construct phrase hā-šəlîšît mikkem {הַשְּׁלִשִׁית מִכֶּם | ha-šəlîšît mikkem} “the third part from you” defines the subset, while the participial temporal clause bāʾê ha-šabbāt {בָּאֵי הַשַׁבָּת | bāʾê ha-shabbat} “those coming on the Sabbath” specifies timing.
Root and etymology
shin–lamed–shinš-l-š
“third”
In context — 2 Chronicles 23:4
This is what you are to do: one third of you who come on the Sabbath—those from the priests and the Levites—shall serve as gatekeepers at the thresholds .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 23:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 23:4, so the Hebrew word הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֨ית (hashelishit) 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.23.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.4.W5.S1) and character.