2 Kings 15:20:122 Kgs.15.20.W12TAB
שְׁקָלִ֛ים
shekalim
“shekels”
- Transliteration
- she-ka-LIM
- Extended
- sheh-kah-LEEM
- IPA
- /ʃəqaːˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- shekels
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 | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
she-ka-LIM
- phraseyour reading level
kha-mi-SHIM she-ka-LIM
- clause
va-yo-TSE me-na-KHEM et-ha-KE-sef al-yis-ra-EL AL kal-gi-bo-RE ha-kha-YIL la-TET le-ME-lekh a-SHUR kha-mi-SHIM she-ka-LIM KE-sef le-ISH e-KHAD
- sentence
va-yo-TSE me-na-KHEM et-ha-KE-sef al-yis-ra-EL AL kal-gi-bo-RE ha-kha-YIL la-TET le-ME-lekh a-SHUR kha-mi-SHIM she-ka-LIM KE-sef le-ISH e-KHAD va-ya-SHAV ME-lekh a-SHUR ve-LO-a-MAD SHAM ba-A-rets
Root and etymology
consonantsShin–Qof–Lamed
“to weigh”
In context — 2 Kings 15:20
Menahem levied the silver from Israel, from all the mighty men of wealthy means, to give to the king of Assyria fifty shekels of silver for each man. Then the king of Assyria turned back and did not remain there in the land.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:20:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 15:20, so the Hebrew word שְׁקָלִ֛ים (shekalim) 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.15.20.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.20.W12.S1) and character.