2 Kings 15:23:122 Kgs.15.23.W12TAB
שְׁנָתָֽיִם׃
shenatayim
“two years”
- Transliteration
- she-na-TA-yim
- Extended
- sheh-nah-TAA-yihm
- IPA
- /ʃənaːˈtajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- two years
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
she-na-TA-yim
- clause
MA-lakh pe-khya-YA ben-me-na-KHEM al-yis-ra-EL be-sho-me-RON she-na-TA-yim
- sentence
bish-NAT kha-mi-SHIM sha-NA la-a-zar-YA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA MA-lakh pe-khya-YA ben-me-na-KHEM al-yis-ra-EL be-sho-me-RON she-na-TA-yim
Root and etymology
Rootš-n-h
“year, repeat”
In context — 2 Kings 15:23
In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem reigned over Israel in Samaria for two years .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:23:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 15:23, so the Hebrew word שְׁנָתָֽיִם׃ (shenatayim) 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.15.23.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.23.W12.S1) and character.