Exodus 2:13:5Exod.2.13.W5TAB
שְׁנֵֽי־אֲנָשִׁ֥ים
sheneianashim
“two men”
- Transliteration
- she-nei-a-na-SHIM
- Extended
- sheh-nee-ah-nah-SHEEM
- IPA
- /ʃə.neː.ʔa.na.ˈʃiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- two men
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-nei-a-na-SHIM
- phraseyour reading level
she-nei-a-na-SHIM iv-RIM
- clause
va-ye-TSE ba-YOM ha-she-NI ve-hin-NEH she-nei-a-na-SHIM iv-RIM nit-TSIM
- sentence
va-ye-TSE ba-YOM ha-she-NI ve-hin-NEH she-nei-a-na-SHIM iv-RIM nit-TSIM va-YO-mer la-ra-SHA la-MA ta-KEH re-E-kha
Exegesis
The construct phrase shnei-anashim ibrim {שְׁנֵֽי־אֲנָשִׁ֥ים עִבְרִ֖ים | šənê ʼănāšîm ʿīvrîm} ‘two Hebrew men’ combines the dual form with an ethnic marker to stress both number and identity.
In context — Exodus 2:13
He went out on the second day, and behold, two Hebrew men were fighting. He said to the wicked one, “Why do you strike your companion ?”
About this coordinate
Exodus 2:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 2:13, so the Hebrew word שְׁנֵֽי־אֲנָשִׁ֥ים (sheneianashim) 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.2.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.2.13.W5.S1) and character.