Daniel 1:5:12Dan.1.5.W12TAB
שָׁל֑וֹשׁ
shalosh
“three”
- Transliteration
- sha-LOSH
- Extended
- shaa-LOHSH
- IPA
- /ʃaːˈloːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- three
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sha-LOSH
- phraseyour reading level
sha-NIM sha-LOSH
- 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
- 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 context — Daniel 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.