Deuteronomy 19:7:5Deut.19.7.W5TAB
שָׁלֹ֥שׁ
shalosh
“three”
- Transliteration
- sha-LOSH
- Extended
- shah-LOHSH
- IPA
- /ʃaˈloːʃ/
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 | |
| 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-RIM
- clause
sha-LOSH a-RIM tav-DIL LAKH
- sentence
al-KEN a-no-KHI me-tsav-KHA le-MOR sha-LOSH a-RIM tav-DIL LAKH
Exegesis
The noun phrase shalosh arim {שָׁלֹשׁ עָרִים | šā-lôš ʿā-rîm} ‘three cities’ functions as the direct object, with the numeral preceding the noun as is typical in Hebrew.
In context — Deuteronomy 19:7
Therefore I am commanding you, saying: “You shall set apart three cities for yourself.”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 19:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 19:7, so the Hebrew word שָׁלֹ֥שׁ (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.19.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.7.W5.S1) and character.