2 Samuel 20:1:62 Sam.20.1.W6TAB
שֶׁ֥בַע
sheva
“Sheba”
- Transliteration
- SHE-va
- Extended
- SHEH-vah
- IPA
- /ˈʃɛvaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- Sheba
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SHE-va
- phraseyour reading level
SHE-va ben-BIKH-ri
- clause
ve-SHAM nik-RA ISH be-li-YA-al u-she-MO SHE-va ben-BIKH-ri ISH ye-mi-NI
- sentence
ve-SHAM nik-RA ISH be-li-YA-al u-she-MO SHE-va ben-BIKH-ri ISH ye-mi-NI va-yit-KA ba-sho-FAR va-YO-mer EN-LA-nu KHE-lek be-da-VID ve-LO na-kha-LA-LA-nu be-ven-yish-AI ISH le-o-ha-LAV yis-ra-EL
In context — 2 Samuel 20:1
And there was found a man of worthlessness , and his name was Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjaminite. And he blew the horn and said, “We have no share in David, nor inheritance for us in the son of Jesse. Every man to his tents, Israel!”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 20:1, so the Hebrew word שֶׁ֥בַע (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.20.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.1.W6.S1) and character.