Deuteronomy 19:2:1Deut.19.2.W1TAB
שָׁל֥וֹשׁ
shalosh
“three”
- Transliteration
- sha-LOSH
- Extended
- shaa-LOHSH
- IPA
- /ʃaːˈloːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- three
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sha-LOSH
- phraseyour reading level
sha-LOSH a-REEM
- clause
sha-LOSH a-REEM tav-DEEL LAKH
- sentence
sha-LOSH a-REEM tav-DEEL LAKH be-TOKH ar-tse-KHA a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN le-KHA le-rish-TAH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the cardinal number shalosh {שָׁל֥וֹשׁ | šālōš} ‘three’ immediately before the plural noun arim {עָרִ֖ים | ʿārīm} ‘cities’, marking the specific group to be designated.
In context — Deuteronomy 19:2
You shall set apart three cities in the midst of your land which the LORD your God is giving you to possess .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 19:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 19:2, so the Hebrew word שָׁל֥וֹשׁ (shalosh) 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.19.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.2.W1.S1) and character.