Deuteronomy 15:1:2Deut.15.1.W2TAB
שֶֽׁבַע־שָׁנִ֖ים
shevashanim
“of seven years”
- Transliteration
- she-VA-sha-NIM
- Extended
- sheh-VAH-sha-NEEM
- IPA
- /ʃɛˈvaʕ.ʃaˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of seven years
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
she-VA-sha-NIM
- phraseyour reading level
mi-KETS she-VA-sha-NIM
- sentence
mi-KETS she-VA-sha-NIM ta-a-SEH she-mi-TAH
Exegesis
The Hebrew prepositional phrase mikets {מִקֵּ֥ץ | miqqēṣ} ‘at the end’ introduces a temporal setting, followed by the construct chain sheva {שֶֽׁבַע | šebāʿ} ‘seven’ and shanim {שָׁנִים | šānîm} ‘years,’ marking the sabbatical cycle.
Root and etymology
Rootshin bet ayin
“seven, fullness”
In context — Deuteronomy 15:1
At the end of seven years you shall institute a release .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 15:1, so the Hebrew word שֶֽׁבַע־שָׁנִ֖ים (shevashanim) 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 Deut.15.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.1.W2.S1) and character.