Exodus 23:10:2Exod.23.10.W2TAB

שָׁנִ֖ים

shanim

years

Transliteration
sha-NIM
Extended
shah-NEEM
IPA
/ʃaˈniːm/

Meaning by language

English
years

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Result
שָׁ + נִ֖ים
sha + nim
shanim

Alphabet Analysis

Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Nunn as in new
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    sha-NIM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-SHESH sha-NIM

  3. clause

    ve-SHESH sha-NIM tiz-RA et-ar-TSE-kha

  4. sentence

    ve-SHESH sha-NIM tiz-RA et-ar-TSE-kha ve-a-saf-TA et-te-vu-a-TAH

Exegesis

The noun shanim {שָׁנִ֖ים | šā-nîm} establishes the six-year period.

In contextExodus 23:10

For six years you shall sow your land and gather its produce .

About this coordinate

Exodus 23:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 23:10, so the Hebrew word שָׁנִ֖ים (shanim) 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.23.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.10.W2.S1) and character.