2 Samuel 17:11:92 Sam.17.11.W9TAB

שֶׁ֔בַע

sheva

Sheba

Transliteration
SHE-va
Extended
SHEH-vah
IPA
/ˈʃɛ.vaʕ/

Meaning by language

English
Sheba

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
שֶׁ֔ + בַע
she + va
sheva

Alphabet Analysis

Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal

Tap any letter to hear its name and sound

Vowels (Niqqud)

Now you try — trace the word:

The word

Word in context

  1. word

    SHE-va

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-AD-be-ER SHE-va

  3. clause

    KI ya-ATS-ti he-a-SOF ye-a-SEF a-LE-kha khol-yis-ra-EL mi-DAN ve-AD-be-ER SHE-va ka-KHOL a-SHER-al-ha-YAM la-ROV

  4. sentence

    KI ya-ATS-ti he-a-SOF ye-a-SEF a-LE-kha khol-yis-ra-EL mi-DAN ve-AD-be-ER SHE-va ka-KHOL a-SHER-al-ha-YAM la-ROV u-fa-NE-kha hol-KHIM ba-KRAV

Exegesis

wə‘aḏ-bər-šēḇa‘ {כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל … וְעַד־בְּאֵ֣ר שֶׁ֔בַע | kôl-yis-rā-’êl … wə-‘aḏ-bər-šĕ-ḇā‘} spans Israel’s territory.

In context2 Samuel 17:11

For I have advised that all Israel be assembled to you—from Dan even to Beersheba—as numerous as the sand on the seashore for a multitude; and you yourself shall go into battle.

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 17:11:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Samuel 17:11, so the Hebrew word שֶׁ֔בַע (sheva) 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.17.11.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.11.W9.S1) and character.