Deuteronomy 16:9:1Deut.16.9.W1TAB
שִׁבְעָ֥ה
shivah
“seven”
- Transliteration
- shiv-AH
- Extended
- shiv-AAH
- IPA
- /ʃivˈʕaː/
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shiv-AH
- phraseyour reading level
shiv-AH sha-vu-OT
- clause
shiv-AH sha-vu-OT tis-PAR-lakh
- sentence
shiv-AH sha-vu-OT tis-PAR-lakh me-ha-KHEL kher-MESH ba-ka-MAH ta-KHEL lis-POR shiv-AH sha-vu-OT
Exegesis
The direct object šāḇûʿôṯ {שָׁבֻעֽוֹת | šāḇûʿôṯ} ‘weeks’ with the numeral šibʿā {שִׁבְעָה | šibʿā} ‘seven’ forms a quantitative accusative.
In context — Deuteronomy 16:9
You shall count seven weeks for yourself, and from the time you begin to put the sickle into the standing grain, you shall begin to count seven weeks.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 16:9, so the Hebrew word שִׁבְעָ֥ה (shivah) 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.16.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.9.W1.S1) and character.