2 Chronicles 33:21:72 Chr.33.21.W7TAB
שָׁנִ֔ים
shanim
“years”
- Transliteration
- sha-NIM
- Extended
- shaa-NEEM
- IPA
- /ʃaːˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- years
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
sha-NIM
- phraseyour reading level
u-she-TA-yim sha-NIM
- clause
u-she-TA-yim sha-NIM ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM
- 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
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 33:21:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 33:21, so the Hebrew word שָׁנִ֔ים (shanim) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.33.21.W7.S1) and character.