2 Chronicles 33:21:22 Chr.33.21.W2TAB
וּשְׁתַּ֛יִם
ushetayim
“and two”
- Transliteration
- u-she-TA-yim
- Extended
- oo-sheh-TAH-yihm
- IPA
- /uʃ.tajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- and two
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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-E-srim u-she-TA-yim
- clause
ben-E-srim u-she-TA-yim sha-NA a-MON be-mal-KHO
- sentence
ben-E-srim u-she-TA-yim sha-NA a-MON be-mal-KHO u-she-TA-yim sha-NIM ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM
Exegesis
In this regnal notice the phrase ben esrim u-shteyim shanah {בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִֽים וּשְׁתַּ֛יִם שָׁנָ֖ה | ben-ʿeṣrîm ū-šə-ṯayīm šā-nāh} forms a construct chain specifying age as “son of twenty and two years.”
The coordinating clause ū-shtayim šā-nîm {וּשְׁתַּיִם שָׁנִים | ū-šə-ṯayīm šā-nîm} specifies the duration of his reign.
In context — 2 Chronicles 33:21
Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 33:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 33:21, 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.33.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.33.21.W2.S1) and character.