Deuteronomy 19:17:2Deut.19.17.W2TAB
שְׁנֵֽי־הָאֲנָשִׁ֛ים
sheneihaanashim
“the two men”
- Transliteration
- she-NEI-ha-a-na-SHIM
- Extended
- sheh-NEE-hah-ah-nah-SHEEM
- IPA
- /ʃəneː.ha.ʔaˈnaːʃim/
Meaning by language
- English
- the two men
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
she-NEI-ha-a-na-SHIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-am-DU she-NEI-ha-a-na-SHIM
- clause
ve-am-DU she-NEI-ha-a-na-SHIM a-SHER-la-HEM ha-RIV lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-am-DU she-NEI-ha-a-na-SHIM a-SHER-la-HEM ha-RIV lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH lif-NEI ha-ko-ha-NIM ve-ha-shof-TIM a-SHER yih-YU ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM
Exegesis
It is followed by the numeral-noun construct shnei-ha-anashim {שְׁנֵי־הָאֲנָשִׁים | šə-nē hā-’ă-nā-šîm} ‘two of the men’, where the dual form precedes its noun.
In context — Deuteronomy 19:17
Then the two men who have the dispute must stand before the LORD , before the priests and the judges who are in office in those days.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 19:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 19:17, so the Hebrew word שְׁנֵֽי־הָאֲנָשִׁ֛ים (sheneihaanashim) 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.19.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.17.W2.S1) and character.