Deuteronomy 16:13:5Deut.16.13.W5TAB
שִׁבְעַ֣ת
shivat
“seven”
- Transliteration
- shiv-AT
- Extended
- shihv-AHT
- IPA
- /ʃivˈʕat/
Meaning by language
- English
- seven
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shiv-AT
- phraseyour reading level
shiv-AT ya-MIM
- clause
KHAG ha-su-KOT ta-a-SEH le-KHA shiv-AT ya-MIM
- sentence
KHAG ha-su-KOT ta-a-SEH le-KHA shiv-AT ya-MIM be-osp-KHA mig-gar-ne-KHA u-mi-yik-VE-kha
Exegesis
Shiv’at yamim {שִׁבְעַת יָמִים | ši·ḇā‘·ṯ yā·mîm} ‘seven days’ forms a construct chain indicating duration.
In context — Deuteronomy 16:13
You shall keep the Festival of Tabernacles for yourself for seven days, when you gather in from your threshing floor and from your winepress.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 16:13, so the Hebrew word שִׁבְעַ֣ת (shivat) 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.16.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.13.W5.S1) and character.