Exodus 22:4:9Exod.22.4.W9TABWLC Exodus 22:3
שְׁנַ֖יִם
shenayim
“double”
- Transliteration
- she-NA-yim
- Extended
- sheh-NAH-yim
- IPA
- /ʃəˈnajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- double
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-NA-yim
- clause
she-NA-yim ye-sha-LEM
- sentence
im-him-ma-TSE tim-ma-TSE be-ya-DO hag-ge-ne-VA mish-SHOR ad-kha-MOR ad-SE khai-YIM she-NA-yim ye-sha-LEM
Exegesis
In the apodosis, the numeral šənayim {שְׁנַיִם | šənayim} ‘two’ precedes yəšallēm {יְשַׁלֵּם | yəšallēm} ‘he shall pay’, a word order that heightens the legal emphasis on double repayment.
Root and etymology
ש־נ־י
“two, double”
In context — Exodus 22:4
If the stolen item is found in his possession—whether it be an ox, a donkey, or a sheep—and it is alive, he shall pay double .
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 22:4, so the Hebrew word שְׁנַ֖יִם (shenayim) 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.22.4.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.4.W9.S1) and character.