Deuteronomy 15:20:5Deut.15.20.W5TAB
שָׁנָ֣ה
shana
“year”
- Transliteration
- sha-NA
- Extended
- shah-NAA
- IPA
- /ʃaˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- year
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
sha-NA
- phraseyour reading level
sha-NA be-sha-NA
- clause
lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha to-a-kha-LE-nu sha-NA be-sha-NA ba-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha to-a-kha-LE-nu sha-NA be-sha-NA ba-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH a-TA u-vei-TE-kha
Exegesis
The idiomatic repetition shanah veshanah {שָׁנָה בְּשָׁנָה | šā-nāh bə-šā-nāh} ‘year by year’ signals ongoing annual observance.
Root and etymology
RootShin Nun He
“repeat annually”
In context — Deuteronomy 15:20
In the presence of the LORD your God , you shall eat it year by year in the place that the LORD will choose, you and your household.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 15:20, so the Hebrew word שָׁנָ֣ה (shana) 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.15.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.20.W5.S1) and character.