Exodus 13:6:1Exod.13.6.W1TAB
שִׁבְעַ֥ת
shivat
“seven”
- Transliteration
- shiv-AT
- Extended
- shiv-AHT
- IPA
- /ʃivˈʕaθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- seven
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Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shiv-AT
- phraseyour reading level
shiv-AT ya-MIM
- clause
shiv-AT ya-MIM to-KHAL mat-TSOT
- sentence
shiv-AT ya-MIM to-KHAL mat-TSOT oo-vai-YOM hash-she-vee-EE KHAG la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verse begins with the construct chain shivat yamim {שִׁבְעַת יָמִים | šibʿaṯ yāmîm} ‘seven days’, establishing the ritual duration.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–bet–ayin
“seven, completion”
In context — Exodus 13:6
For seven days you shall eat unleavened bread , and the seventh day shall be a festival to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 13:6, so the Hebrew word שִׁבְעַ֥ת (shivat) 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 Exod.13.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.6.W1.S1) and character.