Deuteronomy 23:8:5Deut.23.8.W5TABWLC Deuteronomy 23:9
שְּׁלִישִׁי
shelishi
“third”
- Transliteration
- she-li-SHI
- Extended
- sheh-lee-SHEE
- IPA
- /ʃəliˈʃiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- third
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
she-li-SHI
- sentence
ba-NIM a-SHER-yi-va-LE-du la-HEM DOR she-li-SHI ya-VO la-HEM bik-HAL Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The prepositional lā-hem {לָהֶם | lā-hem} ‘to them’ links to the construct dôr še-lî-šî {דּוֹר שְּׁלִישִׁי | dôr še-lî-šî} ‘third generation,’ marking lineage timing.
In context — Deuteronomy 23:8
Children who are born to them may enter the assembly of the LORD in the third generation.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 23:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 23:8, so the Hebrew word שְּׁלִישִׁי (shelishi) 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.23.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.23.8.W5.S1) and character.