2 Samuel 14:29:132 Sam.14.29.W13TAB
שֵׁנִ֔ית
shenit
“a second time”
- Transliteration
- she-NIT
- Extended
- sheh-NIHT
- IPA
- /ʃeːˈniːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- a second time
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
she-NIT
- clause
va-yish-LAKH OD she-NIT ve-LO a-VA la-VO
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH av-sha-LOM el-yo-AV lish-LO-akh o-TO el-ha-ME-lekh ve-LO a-VA la-VO e-LAV va-yish-LAKH OD she-NIT ve-LO a-VA la-VO
Exegesis
The adverb od {עוֹד | ’ō·ḏ} ‘again’ combined with shenit {שֵׁנִית | šē·nît} ‘second’ signals the repetition of the purpose clause. English preserves these parallel structures to mirror the Hebrew emphasis on persistence and reluctance.
In context — 2 Samuel 14:29
Absalom sent Joab to the king , but Joab was unwilling to come to him. Absalom sent again , but Joab was unwilling to come.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:29:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Samuel 14:29, so the Hebrew word שֵׁנִ֔ית (shenit) 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.14.29.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.29.W13.S1) and character.