2 Samuel 23:8:102 Sam.23.8.W10TAB
הַשָּׁלִשִׁ֗י
hashalishi
“the third”
- Transliteration
- ha-sha-li-SHI
- Extended
- hah-shaa-li-SHEE
- IPA
- /haʃ.ʃaːliˈʃiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the third
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ha-sha-li-SHI
- phraseyour reading level
takh-ke-mo-NI ROSH ha-sha-li-SHI
- clause
yo-SHEV ba-she-VET takh-ke-mo-NI ROSH ha-sha-li-SHI HU a-di-NO ha-e-tsa-NU ha-ets-NE al-she-mo-NE me-OT kha-LAL be-fa-AM e-KHAD e-KHAT
- sentence
E-le she-MOT ha-gi-bo-RIM a-SHER le-da-VID yo-SHEV ba-she-VET takh-ke-mo-NI ROSH ha-sha-li-SHI HU a-di-NO ha-e-tsa-NU ha-ets-NE al-she-mo-NE me-OT kha-LAL be-fa-AM e-KHAD e-KHAT
Exegesis
The construct rosh hashalishi {רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁלִשִׁי | rô-š ha-ša-li-šî} ‘chief of the third’ denotes his position among a select group.
In context — 2 Samuel 23:8
These are the names of the mighty men who belonged to David: Josheb-basshebeth the Tahkemonite, chief of the three; he was Adino the Eznite, against eight hundred slain at one time.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:8:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 23:8, so the Hebrew word הַשָּׁלִשִׁ֗י (hashalishi) 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.23.8.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.8.W10.S1) and character.