2 Kings 14:1:22 Kgs.14.1.W2TAB
שְׁתַּ֔יִם
shetayim
“two”
- Transliteration
- she-TA-yim
- Extended
- sheh-TAH-yihm
- IPA
- /ʃəˈtajim/
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 | |
| 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
she-TA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
bish-NAT she-TA-yim
- clause
bish-NAT she-TA-yim le-yo-ASH ben-yo-a-KHAZ ME-lekh yis-ra-EL
- sentence
bish-NAT she-TA-yim le-yo-ASH ben-yo-a-KHAZ ME-lekh yis-ra-EL ma-LAKH a-mats-ya-HU ven-yo-ASH ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The verse employs a narrative synchronism formula initiated by the temporal phrase bishnat {בִּשְׁנַ֣ת | biš·naṯ} ‘in the year of’ combined with the cardinal sh’tayim {שְׁתַּ֔יִם | šṯāyim} ‘two’ to mark regnal alignment.
In context — 2 Kings 14:1
In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah son of Joash, king of Judah, took up rule .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 14:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 14:1, so the Hebrew word שְׁתַּ֔יִם (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 Kgs.14.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.14.1.W2.S1) and character.