2 Kings 21:12:152 Kgs.21.12.W15TAB
שְׁתֵּ֥י
shte
“two of”
- Transliteration
- shte
- Extended
- shteh
- IPA
- /ʃtəː/
Meaning by language
- English
- two of
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
shte
- phraseyour reading level
shte oz-NA-v
- clause
a-SHER KAL-she-ma-AV SHO-me-A tits-tsal-NA shte oz-NA-v
- sentence
la-KHEN KO-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL hin-NE me-VI ra-A al-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim vi-ye-hu-DA a-SHER KAL-she-ma-AV SHO-me-A tits-tsal-NA shte oz-NA-v
Exegesis
Finally, shtei oznav {שְׁתֵּי אָזְנָיו | ŝə-tê ʾō-za-nāv} ‘both his ears’ employs the dual form for emphasis. English shifts from verb-initial order to subject-verb-object for readability while preserving prophetic intensity.
In context — 2 Kings 21:12
Therefore thus says the LORD God of Israel : Behold, I am bringing disaster upon Jerusalem and Judah so that all who hear of it will have both ears tingle.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 21:12:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 2 Kings 21:12, so the Hebrew word שְׁתֵּ֥י (shte) 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.21.12.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.21.12.W15.S1) and character.