Exodus 19:11:7Exod.19.11.W7TAB
הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗י
hashelishi
“the third”
- Transliteration
- ha-she-li-SHI
- Extended
- hah-sheh-lee-SHEE
- IPA
- /haʃ.ʃə.liˈʃiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the third
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ha-she-li-SHI
- phraseyour reading level
KI ba-YOM ha-she-li-SHI
- clause
KI ba-YOM ha-she-li-SHI ye-RED Ye-ho-VAH le-ee-NEI khol-ha-AM al-HAR si-NAI
- sentence
ve-ha-YU ne-kho-NIM la-YOM ha-she-li-SHI KI ba-YOM ha-she-li-SHI ye-RED Ye-ho-VAH le-ee-NEI khol-ha-AM al-HAR si-NAI
Exegesis
The temporal phrase layom hashelishi {לַיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑י | lā-yōm ha-šə-lî-šî} marks “for the third day.”
The conjunction ki {כִּ֣י | kî} introduces a causal clause, repeated by bayom hashelishi {בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗י | ba-yōm ha-šə-lî-šî} “on the third day,” reinforcing the divinely set timeline.
Root and etymology
Rootsh-l-sh
“three, third”
In context — Exodus 19:11
Let them be ready for the third day, for on the third day the LORD will come down upon Mount Sinai before the eyes of all the people.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:11:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 19:11, so the Hebrew word הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗י (hashelishi) 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.19.11.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.11.W7.S1) and character.