Deuteronomy 17:6:5Deut.17.6.W5TAB
שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה
shelosha
“three”
- Transliteration
- she-lo-SHA
- Extended
- sheh-loh-SHAH
- IPA
- /ˈʔoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- three
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-lo-SHA
- phraseyour reading level
she-lo-SHA e-DEEM
- clause
al-PI she-NA-yim e-DEEM O she-lo-SHA e-DEEM yu-MAT ha-MET
- sentence
al-PI she-NA-yim e-DEEM O she-lo-SHA e-DEEM yu-MAT ha-MET LO yu-MAT al-PI ED e-KHAD
Exegesis
Hebrew uses parallel constructs shenayim edim {שְׁנַיִם עֵדִים | šənayim ʿêdîm} and shlosha edim {שְׁלֹשָׁה עֵדִים | šəlōšâ ʿêdîm} to define witness thresholds.
In context — Deuteronomy 17:6
On the word of two witnesses or three witnesses, the one to die shall be executed; no one shall be put to death on the word of only one witness.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 17:6, so the Hebrew word שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה (shelosha) 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.17.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.6.W5.S1) and character.