2 Samuel 16:19:12 Sam.16.19.W1TAB
וְהַשֵּׁנִ֗ית
vehashenit
“and the second time”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-she-NIT
- Extended
- veh-hah-sheh-NEET
- IPA
- /vəhaʃ.ʃeːˈniːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the second time
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ha-she-NIT
- clause
ve-ha-she-NIT le-MI a-NI e-e-VOD ha-LO lif-NE ve-NO
- sentence
ve-ha-she-NIT le-MI a-NI e-e-VOD ha-LO lif-NE ve-NO ka-a-SHER a-VAD-te-I lif-NE a-VI-kha KEN e-he-YE le-fa-NE-kha
Exegesis
The verse begins with vehashenit {וְהַשֵּׁנִ֗ית | və-haš-šē-nîṯ} ‘and the second,’ marking a sequential argument.
In context — 2 Samuel 16:19
And secondly, whom should I serve? Should it not be his son ? Just as I served before your father, so I will be before you.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 16:19, so the Hebrew word וְהַשֵּׁנִ֗ית (vehashenit) 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.16.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.19.W1.S1) and character.