Exodus 21:32:7Exod.21.32.W7TAB
שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים
sheloshim
“thirty”
- Transliteration
- she-lo-SHIM
- Extended
- sheh-loh-SHEEM
- IPA
- /ʃə.lo.ˈʃiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- thirty
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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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-lo-SHIM
- phraseyour reading level
KE-sef she-lo-SHIM she-ka-LIM
- clause
KE-sef she-lo-SHIM she-ka-LIM yit-TEN la-a-do-NAV ve-ha-SHOR yis-sa-KEL
- sentence
im-E-ved yig-GAKH ha-SHOR O a-MA KE-sef she-lo-SHIM she-ka-LIM yit-TEN la-a-do-NAV ve-ha-SHOR yis-sa-KEL
Exegesis
The construct numeral šə-lō-šîm šə-qā-lîm {שְׁלֹשִׁים שְׁקָלִים | šə-lō-šîm šə-qā-lîm} ‘thirty shekels’ specifies precise compensation.
In context — Exodus 21:32
And if the bull gores a male or female slave, the owner shall give thirty shekels of silver to the master , and the bull shall be stoned.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:32:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 21:32, so the Hebrew word שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים (sheloshim) 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.21.32.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.32.W7.S1) and character.