2 Chronicles 24:3:42 Chr.24.3.W4TAB
שְׁתָּ֑יִם
shetayim
“two”
- Transliteration
- she-TA-yim
- Extended
- sheh-TAA-yihm
- IPA
- /ʃəˈtaː.jim/
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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-TA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
na-SHIM she-TA-yim
- clause
va-yis-SA-lo ye-ho-ya-DA na-SHIM she-TA-yim
- sentence
va-yis-SA-lo ye-ho-ya-DA na-SHIM she-TA-yim va-yo-LED ba-NIM u-va-NOT
Exegesis
The construction nāšîm šəṯayim {נָשִׁ֣ים שְׁתָּ֑יִם | nā-šîm šə-ṯā-yim} ‘wives two’ places noun before numeral to emphasize the marital arrangement.
In context — 2 Chronicles 24:3
Jehoiada took two wives for him, and Joash fathered sons and daughters.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 24:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 24:3, so the Hebrew word שְׁתָּ֑יִם (shetayim) 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.24.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.24.3.W4.S1) and character.