2 Chronicles 23:5:12 Chr.23.5.W1TAB
וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙
vehashelishit
“and the third part”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-she-li-SHIT
- Extended
- veh-hah-sheh-lee-SHEET
- IPA
- /vəhaf.fəʃəˌliˈʃiːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the third part
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ha-she-li-SHIT
- clause
ve-ha-she-li-SHIT be-VET ha-ME-lekh ve-ha-she-li-SHIT be-SHA-ar ha-ye-SOD
- sentence
ve-ha-she-li-SHIT be-VET ha-ME-lekh ve-ha-she-li-SHIT be-SHA-ar ha-ye-SOD ve-KHOL-ha-AM be-khats-RE-ot BET ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verse employs distributive coordination with ve-hashlishit {וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ | wə-ha-šli-šîṯ} ‘and the third part’ to allocate groups.
Root and etymology
sh-l-šshin–lamed–shin
“third part”
In context — 2 Chronicles 23:5
Another third will take position in the king’s house, and another third at the Gate of the Foundation ; and the rest of the people are to remain in the courtyards of the house of the LORD .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 23:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 23:5, so the Hebrew word וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ (vehashelishit) 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.23.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.5.W1.S1) and character.