2 Samuel 13:6:152 Sam.13.6.W15TAB
שְׁתֵּ֣י
shetei
“two of”
- Transliteration
- she-TEI
- Extended
- sheh-TEE
- IPA
- /ʃəˈteː/
Meaning by language
- English
- two of
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
she-TEI
- phraseyour reading level
she-TEI le-vi-VOT
- clause
va-ya-VO ha-ME-lekh lir-o-TO va-YO-mer am-NON el-ha-ME-lekh ta-VO-na ta-MAR a-kho-TI u-te-la-BEV le-e-NAI she-TEI le-vi-VOT ve-ev-RE mi-ya-DA
- sentence
va-yish-KAV am-NON va-yit-KHAL va-ya-VO ha-ME-lekh lir-o-TO va-YO-mer am-NON el-ha-ME-lekh ta-VO-na ta-MAR a-kho-TI u-te-la-BEV le-e-NAI she-TEI le-vi-VOT ve-ev-RE mi-ya-DA
Exegesis
The numeral šᵊṯê {שְׁתֵּי | šᵊṯê} marks quantity modifying lᵊvibbōṯ {לְבִבֹּת | lᵊvibbōṯ} ‘cakes’, while miyyādāh {מִיָּדָהּ | miyyādāh} ‘from her hand’ highlights intimacy of the request. The English rendering preserves the Hebrew narrative flow, the purpose clause, and the specific culinary terminology.
In context — 2 Samuel 13:6
And Amnon lay down and made himself sick. When the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, “Please let Tamar my sister come and make two cakes before my eyes, and I will eat from her hand.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:6:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 2 Samuel 13:6, so the Hebrew word שְׁתֵּ֣י (shetei) 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 Sam.13.6.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.6.W15.S1) and character.