Daniel 1:5:12Dan.1.5.W12TAB

שָׁל֑וֹשׁ

shalosh

three

Transliteration
sha-LOSH
Extended
shaa-LOHSH
IPA
/ʃaːˈloːʃ/

Meaning by language

English
three

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Result
שָׁ + ל֑וֹשׁ
sha + losh
shalosh

Alphabet Analysis

Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot

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Word in context

  1. word

    sha-LOSH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    sha-NIM sha-LOSH

  3. clause

    va-ye-MAN la-HEM ham-ME-lekh de-var-YOM be-yo-MO mi-PAT-BAG ham-ME-lekh u-mi-YEN mish-TAV u-le-gad-de-LAM sha-NIM sha-LOSH

  4. sentence

    va-ye-MAN la-HEM ham-ME-lekh de-var-YOM be-yo-MO mi-PAT-BAG ham-ME-lekh u-mi-YEN mish-TAV u-le-gad-de-LAM sha-NIM sha-LOSH u-mik-tsa-TAM ya-a-med-DU lif-NE ham-ME-lekh

Exegesis

The infinitive ulegaddelam {וּלְגַדְּלָ֖ם | ûləgaddəlām} functions as purpose, indicating systematic preparation over shanim shalosh {שָׁנִ֣ים שָׁל֑וֹשׁ | šānîm šālōš} ‘three years’.

In contextDaniel 1:5

And the king set for them a daily portion from the king’s food and from the wine of his drinking, and appointed that they be raised for three years; and at the end of those years they would stand before the king.

About this coordinate

Daniel 1:5:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Daniel 1:5, so the Hebrew word שָׁל֑וֹשׁ (shalosh) 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 Dan.1.5.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.1.5.W12.S1) and character.